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- pronunciation:
- saek
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A sack is a large bag made of a strong material. A sack is used to hold and transport things like grain or potatoes.
The farm workers loaded the heavy sacks of grain onto the truck.The owner of the restaurant orders three large sacks of potatoes every week.
- synonyms:
- bag, pouch
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| definition 2: |
A sack is a bag used for carrying loose things.
The cashier put all the groceries in two paper sacks.- synonyms:
- bag, pouch
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| definition 3: |
A sack is the whole amount of something contained in a sack.
Caleb's father bought a sack of onions for the soup he planned to make.- synonyms:
- bag
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| related words: |
bag, bed, pack, package |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sacks, sacking, sacked |
| definition 1: |
If you sack groceries or other things, you put them in a bag.
The cashier sacked the groceries while the customer got out her money.- synonyms:
- load, pack
- similar words:
- fill, package
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| definition 2: |
If we say that someone got sacked, we mean that they got fired from their job. It means that their boss said they can't work at that place anymore. "Sack" is a slang word for "fire."
The manager of the store got sacked when the owner discovered that he was leaving early every day.- synonyms:
- fire
- similar words:
- release
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| derivation: |
sacklike (adj.) |
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