sacked

Definition of Sacked in English :

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Adjective

1. despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked

having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence

Example Sentences:
'the raped countryside'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sacked

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noun

1.

a large bag made of coarse cloth, thick paper, etc, used as a container

2. Also called: sackful

the amount contained in a sack, sometimes used as a unit of measurement

3.

a.

a woman's loose tube-shaped dress

b. Also called: sacque

a woman's full loose hip-length jacket, worn in the 18th and mid-20th centuries

4. short for rucksack

5. cricket, Australian

a run scored off a ball not struck by the batsman: allotted to the team as an extra and not to the individual batsman

. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): bye

6. the sack

7. a slang word for bed

8. hit the sack

9. rough as sacks

verb (transitive)

10. informal

to dismiss from employment

11.

to put into a sack or sacks

noun

1.

the plundering of a place by an army or mob, usually involving destruction, slaughter, etc

2. American football

a tackle which brings the quarterback which brings down before he or she has passed the ball

verb

3. (transitive)

to plunder and partially destroy (a place)

4. American football

to tackle and bring down a quarterback before he or she has passed the ball

noun

archaic or trademark

any dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from SW Europe

Sacked

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noun

1.

a.

a bag, esp. a large one of coarse cloth, for holding grain, foodstuffs, etc.

b.

such a bag with its contents

2.

the quantity contained in such a bag: a measure of weight of varying amounts

3.

a.

a short, loosefitting jacket worn by women

b.

shift (sense 18) shift (sense 18b)

4. Slang

dismissal from a job; discharge

with the

5. US, Slang

a bed, bunk, etc.

6. US, Baseball

base1 (sense 9)

7. US, American Football

the act of sacking a quarterback

verb transitive

8.

to put into a sack or sacks

9. Slang

to dismiss (a person) from a job; discharge

10. US, American Football

to tackle (a quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage

noun

1.

the plundering or looting, esp. by soldiers, of a captured city or town

verb transitive

2.

to plunder or loot (a captured city, etc.)

noun

any of various dry white wines from Spain or the Canary Islands, popular in England during the 16th and 17th cent.

Sacked

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n.

1.

a. A bag, especially one made of strong material for holding grain or objects in bulk.

b. The amount that a sack can hold: sold two sacks of rice.

2. also sacque A short loose-fitting garment for women and children.

3. Slang Dismissal from employment: finally got the sack after a year of ineptitude.

4. Informal A bed, mattress, or sleeping bag: hit the sack at 10:00.

5. Baseball A base.

6. Football A successful attempt at sacking the quarterback.

tr.v. sacked, sack·ing, sacks

1. To place into a sack: sacked the groceries.

2. Slang To discharge from employment: sacked the workers who were caught embezzling. See Synonyms at dismiss.

3. Football To tackle (a quarterback attempting to pass the ball) behind the line of scrimmage.

tr.v. sacked, sack·ing, sacks

To rob (a town, for example) of goods or valuables, especially after capture.

n.

The looting or pillaging of a captured city or town.

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