Sack | Mean of sack in English Dictionary

/ˈsæk/

• Noun
• a bag that is made of strong paper, cloth, or plastic
1. a sack containing flour = a sack of flour
2. sacks of cement
3. a grocery sack
• the amount that is contained in a sack
1. We peeled an entire sack [=sackful] of potatoes.
• a person's bed
1. He's still in the sack. Do you want me to wake him?
2. It's time to hit the sack. [=go to bed]
3. She has a reputation for being good/great in the sack. [=for being a good sexual partner]
4. He's ready to jump/climb in the sack [=have sex] with any woman who'll have him.

• a sudden dismissal from a job
1. She got the sack [=she was fired] for always being late.
2. The company gave him the sack [=fired him] for improper conduct.
• the act of tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage
1. He was credited with three sacks in yesterday's game.
• Verb
• to dismiss (someone) from a job
1. They sacked [=fired] her for always being late.
• to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage
1. The quarterback was sacked twice during the game.
• to put (something) in a sack
1. Let me sack [=bag] those groceries for you.
• to lie down for sleep
1. I went upstairs to sack out.
2. He sacked out on the living room couch.
3. He was sacked out on the living room couch.
• to destroy and take things from (a place, such as a city or town) especially during a war
1. The invading army sacked [=plundered, pillaged] the city.
• Noun
• the act of destroying and taking things from a place (such as a city or town) especially during a war
1. the sack of Rome