sack

[US]/sæk/
[UK]/sæk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a large bag, especially one made of coarse material;
vt. to put into a bag, to dismiss from employment, to plunder or loot.

Phrases & Collocations

sack of potatoes

sack lunch

sack race

hit the sack

sack out

sack paper

sack in

Example Sentences

a sack of flour.

a sack of maggoty apricots.

he got the sack for swearing.

they were given the sack .

flyblown meat; a sack of maggoty apricots.

The sacks were bursting with grain.

The child sacked the toys.

One of the workmen was sacked for drunkenness.

I bought three sacks of rice.

The invaders sacked the city.

He was sacked for computer misuse.

I'll get the sack if things go wrong.

they can be sacked only for incapacity or misbehaviour.

the sack of potatoes is 5 kilos light.

the contents of the sacks were thrown pell-mell to the ground.

he drags me in like a sack of potatoes.

bursting sacks of uncollected refuse.

we hit the sack, zonked out .

finally got the sack after a year of ineptitude.

Real-world Examples

" Go below and fill a sack with coal" .

Source: Sea Wolf (Volume 1)

His friend sees the camera and he drops his sack.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

His friend see the camera and he drops his sack.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

Five have already been sacked and charged with murder.

Source: BBC Listening February 2023 Collection

Early. Took a yoga class and hit the sack.

Source: English little tyrant

And the third that Louis had supported only to sack.

Source: "BBC Documentary Versailles Palace" detailed explanation

Harry seized the sack of gold on the bedside table.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I pulled out my sack of tobacco and offered it.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

Throwing off his sack of food, he began to work.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

" Or he might have been sacked! " said Ron enthusiastically.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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