sack

Noun
  1. A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases (synset 104129919)
    is a type of: bag - a flexible container with a single opening
    subtypes:
    • doggie bag, doggy bag - a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog
    • grocery bag - a sack for holding customer's groceries
    same as: carrier bag, paper bag, poke
  2. An enclosed space (synset 113937488)
    "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
    is a type of: cavity, enclosed space - space that is surrounded by something
    same as: pocket, pouch, sac
  3. The quantity contained in a sack (synset 113791346)
    is a type of: containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
    same as: sackful
  4. Any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) (synset 107913950)
    is a type of: white wine - pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation
  5. A woman's full loose hiplength jacket (synset 104130120)
    is a type of: jacket - a short coat
    same as: sacque
  6. A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees);
    Swings easily (synset 103487335)
    is a type of: bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
    same as: hammock
  7. A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist (synset 103017092)
    is a type of: dress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
    same as: chemise, shift
  8. The plundering of a place by an army or mob;
    Usually involves destruction and slaughter (synset 100969550)
    "the sack of Rome"
    is a type of: pillage, pillaging, plundering - the act of stealing valuable things from a place
  9. The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (synset 100217041)
    is a type of: conclusion, ending, termination - the act of ending something
    subtypes:
    • superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
    • conge, congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
    • removal - dismissal from office
    • deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
    • honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record
    • dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
    • section eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
    same as: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sacking
Verb
  1. Plunder (a town) after capture (synset 202350044)
    "the barbarians sacked Rome"
    entail: destroy, ruin - destroy completely; damage irreparably
    is a type of: take - take by force
    same as: plunder
  2. Terminate the employment of;
    Discharge from an office or position (synset 202407967)
    "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
    is a type of: remove - remove from a position or an office
    subtypes:
    same as: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, send away, terminate
  3. Make as a net profit (synset 202296219)
    "The company cleared $1 million"
    is a type of: benefit, gain, profit - derive a benefit from
    same as: clear, net, sack up
    verb group:
  4. Put in a sack (synset 201488777)
    "The grocer sacked the onions"
    is a type of: case, encase, incase - enclose in, or as if in, a case

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