Dictionary entry details
• SACK (noun)
Meaning:
A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sack; paper bag; carrier bag; poke
Hypernyms ("sack" is a kind of...):
bag (a flexible container with a single opening)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sack"):
shopping bag (a paper bag made of strong paper (often with handles); carries goods while shopping)
grocery bag (a sack for holding customer's groceries)
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)
Meaning:
An enclosed space
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
sac; pocket; pouch; sack
Context example:
the trapped miners found a pocket of air
Hypernyms ("sack" is a kind of...):
cavity; enclosed space (space that is surrounded by something)
Meaning:
The quantity contained in a sack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
sackful; sack
Hypernyms ("sack" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
Meaning:
Any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("sack" is a kind of...):
white wine (pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation)
Meaning:
A woman's full loose hiplength jacket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sacque; sack
Hypernyms ("sack" is a kind of...):
jacket (a short coat)
Meaning:
A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hammock; sack
Hypernyms ("sack" is a kind of...):
bed (a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep)
Meaning:
A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chemise; sack; shift
Hypernyms ("sack" is a kind of...):
dress; frock (a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice)
Meaning:
The plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the sack of Rome
Hypernyms ("sack" is a kind of...):
pillage; pillaging; plundering (the act of stealing valuable things from a place)
Meaning:
The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
dismission; sacking; liberation; dismissal; firing; release; discharge; sack
Hypernyms ("sack" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sack"):
superannuation (the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension))
conge (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)
• SACK (verb)
Meaning:
Plunder (a town) after capture
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
sack; plunder
Context example:
the barbarians sacked Rome
Hypernyms (to "sack" is one way to...):
take (take by force)
"Sack" entails doing...:
destroy; ruin (destroy completely; damage irreparably)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Terminate the employment of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
give the sack; give the axe; give notice; force out; can; sack; send away; fire; dismiss; terminate
Context examples:
The boss fired his secretary today / The company terminated 25% of its workers
Hypernyms (to "sack" is one way to...):
remove (remove from a position or an office)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sack"):
retire (make (someone) retire)
pension off (let go from employment with an attractive pension)
clean out (force out)
furlough; lay off (dismiss, usually for economic reasons)
squeeze out (force out)
dismiss; drop; send away; send packing (stop associating with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Make as a net profit
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
net; sack up; sack; clear
Context example:
The company cleared $1 million
Hypernyms (to "sack" is one way to...):
benefit; gain; profit (derive a benefit from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Put in a sack
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The grocer sacked the onions
Hypernyms (to "sack" is one way to...):
case; encase; incase (enclose in, or as if in, a case)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Also:
sack up (make as a net profit)
