Unscramble SACK - 8 Words Found

Complete Definitions of Sack

Noun

1. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
2. The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds). — “The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath.”
3. The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city. — “The sack of Rome.”
4. Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
5. A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. See verb sense4 below.

Synonyms: bag, poke, tote, hay, rack, pink slip, the axe, the boot

Verb

1. To put in a sack or sacks. — “Help me sack the groceries.”
2. To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
3. To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from. — “The barbarians sacked Rome.”
4. To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.
5. To discharge from a job or position; to fire. — “He was sacked last September.”

Synonyms: loot, ransack, rack, axe, can, dismiss, fire, give the boot