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The correct spelling is sack.
How to pronounce sack
/sæk/
nounIPA: /sæk/
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The correct spelling is sack. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a superm… For example: "The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath."
Usage Examples
“The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath.”
“The sack of Rome.”
“He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
- 2.The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).
- 3.The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.
- 4.Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
- 5.A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. See verb sense4 below.
verb
- 1.To put in a sack or sacks.
- 2.To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
- 3.To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
- 4.To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.
- 5.To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
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