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English noun: sack | |||
| 1. | sack (artifact) a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases | ||
| Synonyms | carrier bag, paper bag, poke | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bag | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | doggie bag, doggy bag, grocery bag | ||
| 2. | sack (shape) an enclosed space | ||
| Samples | The trapped miners found a pocket of air. | ||
| Synonyms | pocket, pouch, sac | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cavity, enclosed space | ||
| 3. | sack (quantity) the quantity contained in a sack | ||
| Synonyms | sackful | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | containerful | ||
| 4. | sack (food) any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | white wine | ||
| 5. | sack (artifact) a woman's full loose hiplength jacket | ||
| Synonyms | sacque | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jacket | ||
| 6. | sack (artifact) a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily | ||
| Synonyms | hammock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bed | ||
| 7. | sack (artifact) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | ||
| Synonyms | chemise, shift | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dress, frock | ||
| 8. | sack (act) the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter | ||
| Samples | The sack of Rome. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pillage, pillaging, plundering | ||
| 9. | sack (act) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | ||
| Synonyms | discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sacking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, termination | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conge, congee, deactivation, dishonorable discharge, honorable discharge, inactivation, removal, Section Eight, superannuation | ||
English verb: sack | |||
| 1. | sack (possession) plunder (a town) after capture | ||
| Samples | The barbarians sacked Rome. | ||
| Synonyms | plunder | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| Entail | destroy, ruin | ||
| 2. | sack (social) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||
| Samples | The boss fired his secretary today. The company terminated 25% of its workers. | ||
| Synonyms | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, send away, terminate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clean out, dismiss, drop, furlough, lay off, pension off, retire, send away, send packing, squeeze out | ||
| Antonyms | hire, employ, engage | ||
| 3. | sack (possession) make as a net profit | ||
| Samples | The company cleared $1 million. | ||
| Synonyms | clear, net, sack up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | benefit, gain, profit | ||
| Verb group | bring in, clear, clear, earn, gain, make, net, pull in, realise, realize, take in | ||
| 4. | sack (contact) put in a sack | ||
| Samples | The grocer sacked the onions. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | case, encase, incase | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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