Dictionary definition · sack
noun
- a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
- an enclosed space"the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
- the quantity contained in a sack
- any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
- a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
- a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
- the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter"the sack of Rome"
verb
- plunder (a town) after capture"the barbarians sacked Rome"
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position"The boss fired his secretary today"
- make as a net profit"The company cleared $1 million"
- put in a sack"The grocer sacked the onions"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).