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Meanings of sack in English
The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, leather, etc., to put something in or to carry away.
Usage of sack in English
1
The Health Minister is poised to sack the Waikato District Health Board.
2
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said under normal conditions she would sack him.
3
There were hundreds of slips of paper in each sack, thousands altogether.
4
The German was carrying a sack of food she must have given.
5
Owners of Nascar teams, however, have threatened to sack employees who protest.
6
Very well; but take a sack with you to put it in.
7
The Cardinal have had 10 different players record at least one sack.
8
He called on the prime minister Rick Hou to sack Dr Kaitu'u.
9
Braden could have said to open the sack, show him the money.
10
It would never do to be late; he might get the sack.
11
Among the accident type of flags were coffee cups and sack lunches.
12
Tyson Alualu's second sack was the record-breaker early in the fourth quarter.
13
He walked over to the car, carrying his paper sack of books.
14
A similar slip is also placed loose in each pouch and sack.
15
The sergeant lunged as the sack bounced by and made the retrieve.
16
He popped it in Jack's sack, saying that one was for free.
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Translations for sack
Spanish
Russian
Sack through the time
Sack across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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