Sack - English meaning

noun

A flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.

Usage examples:

He arrived at the children's ward carrying a bag full of toys for the young patients

verb

Put (something) in a bag.

Usage examples:

Customers bagged their own groceries

noun

A piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress.

Usage examples:

A large double bed

verb

Settle down to sleep or rest for the night in an improvised place.

Usage examples:

You can bed down in the shed

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

Usage examples:

Rose of tralee orla o'shea swapped her tiara for a mortarboard yesterday when she graduated from ma…

noun

A person handling payments and receipts in a shop, bank, or business.

Usage examples:

For much of the last fifty years the country's banks have operated as cashiers for often insolvent …

verb

Dismiss (someone) from the armed forces in disgrace because of a serious misdemeanour.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty and cashiered

noun

A person responsible for receiving payments for goods

verb

Steal from, typically using force; plunder.

Usage examples:

Many types of predators depredate bird nests

noun

An act of attacking or plundering.

Usage examples:

Protecting grain from the depredations of rats and mice

noun

(an act causing) damage or destruction

Usage examples:

The entire area has suffered the depredations of war., depredation of (= damage done to) the enviro…

verb

Steal or violently remove valuable possessions from; plunder.

Usage examples:

The church was despoiled of its marble wall covering

verb

To make a place less attractive especially by taking things away from it by force

Usage examples:

Many of the tombs had been despoiled.

verb

Steal or violently remove valuable possessions from; plunder.

Usage examples:

The church was despoiled of its marble wall covering

verb

Present participle of despoil

Usage examples:

Many of the tombs had been despoiled.

verb

Destroy or ruin.

Usage examples:

The city was devastated by a huge earthquake

verb

To cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place

Usage examples:

Waves of corporate downsizing have devastated employee morale., i was so devastated i was crying co…

noun

Great destruction or damage.

Usage examples:

The floods caused widespread devastation

noun

Damage and destruction

Usage examples:

If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation., the storm left behind it a …

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

verb

Order or allow to leave; send away.

Usage examples:

She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road

verb

To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering

Usage examples:

Let’s not dismiss the idea without discussing it., the teacher dismissed the class early.

verb

To remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong

Usage examples:

Dismiss sb for sth salespeople may be dismissed for many reasons, the most common of which is poor …

noun

The act of ordering or allowing someone to leave.

Usage examples:

Their controversial dismissal from the competition

noun

A process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.

Usage examples:

His house was destroyed by fire

verb

Discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile).

Usage examples:

He fired a shot at the retreating prisoners

noun

The state of burning, or a burning mass of material

Usage examples:

[ u ] the factory had to be closed because the risk of fire was too great., [ c ] there have been a…

noun

The woolly covering of a sheep or goat.

Usage examples:

As the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces

verb

Obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them.

Usage examples:

The city's cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares and fleecing tourists

verb

(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions.

Usage examples:

The birds forage for aquatic invertebrates, insects, and seeds

noun

Food such as grass or hay for horses and cattle; fodder.

Usage examples:

It may provide enough forage to delay turning cattle into spring pastures with limited growth that …

verb

To go searching, esp. for food

Usage examples:

[ i ] wild dogs roam the streets, foraging for food.

noun

Coarse sacking, typically made of jute fibre.

Usage examples:

J.r. had just read this article in the san antonio express-news in which two university of texas pr…

noun

A large bag made of rough cloth

Usage examples:

She put the sticks in a gunnysack that she dragged along behind her.

noun

(in leather-making) the hide of a young or small animal.

Usage examples:

Now with flawless tight grain kip skin leather and the best pro patterns, these gloves are sure to …

noun

The basic monetary unit of laos, equal to 100 ats.

Usage examples:

Wide fluctuations began in 1998, when the kip was valued at about 6,200 to the u.s. dollar.

noun

A unit of weight equal to 1,000 lb (453.6 kg).

noun

Private property taken from an enemy in war.

Usage examples:

The rooms were stuffed with the loot from francis's expeditions into italy

verb

Steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot.

Usage examples:

Desperate residents looted shops for food and water

verb

(said esp. of large numbers of people) to steal from stores

Usage examples:

[ i ] riot police were sent to prevent the mob from looting., [ t ] the officers of the corporation…

verb

Steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot.

Usage examples:

Desperate residents looted shops for food and water

noun

Private property taken from an enemy in war.

Usage examples:

The rooms were stuffed with the loot from francis's expeditions into italy

noun

Private property taken from an enemy in war.

Usage examples:

The rooms were stuffed with the loot from francis's expeditions into italy

verb

Rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime.

Usage examples:

The abbey was plundered and pillaged

noun

The action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war.

Usage examples:

Rebellious peasants intent on pillage

verb

Rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime.

Usage examples:

The abbey was plundered and pillaged

noun

The action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war.

Usage examples:

Rebellious peasants intent on pillage

verb

Present participle of pillage

Usage examples:

Works of art were pillaged from many countries in the dark days of the empire.

noun

A large hole in the ground.

Usage examples:

I do not see any risk of these pits becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

verb

Set someone or something in conflict or competition with.

Usage examples:

You'll get the chance to pit your wits against the world champions

verb

Remove the pit from (fruit).

Usage examples:

Leave some cherries whole so people can see later on how hard you worked pitting real cherries.

verb

Steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.

Usage examples:

Looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops

noun

The violent and dishonest acquisition of property.

Usage examples:

The commander refused to maintain his troops through pillage and plunder

verb

To steal goods forcefully from a place, esp. during a war

Usage examples:

[ i ] after the battle the soldiers began looting and plundering., [ t ] fig. he plundered (= took …

verb

Steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.

Usage examples:

Looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops

noun

The violent and dishonest acquisition of property.

Usage examples:

The commander refused to maintain his troops through pillage and plunder

noun

A small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles.

Usage examples:

She fished for her door key in her coat pocket

adjective

Of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket.

Usage examples:

A pocket german dictionary

verb

Put into one's pocket.

Usage examples:

She watched him lock up and pocket the key

verb

Jab or prod (someone or something) with one's finger or a sharp object.

Usage examples:

He poked benny in the ribs and pointed

noun

An act of poking someone or something.

Usage examples:

She gave the fire a poke

noun

A bag or small sack.

Usage examples:

He fished out a poke of crisps from under the counter

noun

A small flexible bag, typically carried in a pocket or attached to a belt.

Usage examples:

A tobacco pouch

verb

Put into a pouch.

Usage examples:

He stopped, pouched his tickets, and plodded on

noun

A bag or soft container

Usage examples:

The raincoat is folded inside a small waterproof pouch.

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

verb

Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage.

Usage examples:

Burglars ransacked her home

verb

Search thoroughly

verb

To completely search a place in a way that causes mess and damage

Usage examples:

Burglars ransacked the house.

verb

Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage.

Usage examples:

Burglars ransacked her home

verb

Present participle of ransack

Usage examples:

The burglars ransacked the house but found nothing valuable., i ransacked the cupboard for my ski b…

noun

The crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will.

Usage examples:

He denied two charges of rape

noun

The wanton destruction or spoiling of a place.

Usage examples:

The rape of the countryside

verb

(typically of a man) force (another person) to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will.

Usage examples:

The woman was raped at knifepoint

noun

The violent seizure of someone's property.

Usage examples:

The fruits of violence and rapine

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

Usage examples:

The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

Usage examples:

His face had withstood the ravages of time

verb

Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

Usage examples:

The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

Usage examples:

His face had withstood the ravages of time

noun

Violent seizure of prey or property; plunder.

Usage examples:

And like as they spring all from one root, so tend they all to one end: idly to live by rape and ra…

verb

Carry out raids in order to plunder.

Usage examples:

The strong could reave and steal

noun

The state of being not or no longer needed or useful.

Usage examples:

The redundancy of 19th-century heavy plant machinery

noun

A situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them

Usage examples:

The takeover is expected to result in over 1,000 redundancies., be threatened with/face redundancy …

verb

Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.

Usage examples:

He tried, with three others, to rob a bank

verb

Take

verb

To take money or property from a person or place illegally

Usage examples:

Two men robbed the store last night., elderly people should not be robbed of their dignity.

noun

The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.

Usage examples:

He was involved in drugs, extortion, and robbery

noun

The crime of stealing from somewhere or someone

Usage examples:

He committed several robberies., a bank robbery

verb

Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.

Usage examples:

He tried, with three others, to rob a bank

Present participle of rob

noun

An act of dismissing someone from employment.

Usage examples:

The offence merited a written warning that could lead to a sacking

verb

Dismiss from employment.

Usage examples:

Any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot

verb

(chiefly in historical contexts) plunder and destroy (a captured town or building).

Usage examples:

The fort was rebuilt in ad 158 and was sacked again in ad 197

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

noun

Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.

Usage examples:

The looters carried their spoils away

verb

To destroy or damage something, or to become destroyed or damaged

Usage examples:

[ t ] the oil spill spoiled five miles of coastline., [ t ] don’t tell me how it ends, you’ll spoil…

verb

Rob of something; plunder.

Usage examples:

The slogan was purely a cover to spoliate ecclesiastical endowments

noun

The action of ruining or destroying something.

Usage examples:

The spoliation of the countryside

verb

Remove all coverings from.

Usage examples:

They stripped the bed

noun

An act of undressing, especially in a striptease.

Usage examples:

She got drunk and did a strip on top of the piano

noun

A long, narrow piece of cloth, paper, plastic, or some other material.

Usage examples:

A strip of linen

verb

Remove all coverings from.

Usage examples:

They stripped the bed

noun

An act of undressing, especially in a striptease.

Usage examples:

She got drunk and did a strip on top of the piano

noun

The identifying outfit worn by the members of a sports team while playing.

Usage examples:

The team's away strip is a garish mix of red, white, and blue

collocation

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

Discard something as unwanted.

Usage examples:

I threw out all the old torn clothes

phrasal verb

(of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something brought before it.

Usage examples:

The charges were thrown out by the magistrate