sack | (noun) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | Synonyms: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sacking |
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(noun) the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter | - |
(noun) a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases | Synonyms: carrier bag, paper bag, poke |
(noun) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | Synonyms: chemise, shift |
(noun) a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily | Synonyms: hammock |
(noun) a woman's full loose hiplength jacket | Synonyms: sacque |
(noun) any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) | - |
(noun) the quantity contained in a sack | Synonyms: sackful |
(noun) an enclosed space | Synonyms: pocket, pouch, sac |
(verb) put in a sack | - |
(verb) plunder (a town) after capture | Synonyms: plunder |
(verb) make as a net profit | Synonyms: clear, net, sack up |
(verb) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | Synonyms: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, send away, terminate |
sackbut | (noun) a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone | - |
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sackcloth | (noun) a coarse cloth resembling sacking | - |
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(noun) a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse | - |
sacked | (adjective) having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence | Synonyms: despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged |
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sackful | (noun) the quantity contained in a sack | Synonyms: sack |
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sacking | (noun) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | Synonyms: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack |
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(noun) coarse fabric used for bags or sacks | Synonyms: bagging |