1. (

• sack ,
• poke ,
• paper_bag ,
• carrier_bag

) a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases ;

2. (

• pouch ,
• sac ,
• sack ,
• pocket

) an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" ;

3. (

• sack ,
• sackful

) the quantity contained in a sack ;

4. (

• sack

) any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) ;

5. (

• sack ,
• sacque

) a woman's full loose hiplength jacket ;

6. (

• hammock ,
• sack ,

) a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily ;

7. (

• chemise ,
• sack ,
• shift

) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist ;

8. (

• sack ,

) the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome" ;

9. (

• dismissal ,
• dismission ,
• discharge ,
• firing ,
• liberation ,
• release ,
• sack ,
• sacking

) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) ;

1. (

• sack ,
• plunder ,

) plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome" ;

2. (

• displace ,
• fire ,
• give_notice ,
• can ,
• dismiss ,
• give_the_axe ,
• send_away ,
• sack ,
• force_out ,
• give_the_sack ,
• terminate ,

) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" ;

3. (

• net ,
• sack ,
• sack_up ,
• clear ,

) make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" ;

4. (

• sack

) put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions" ;