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noun

Say it like: Sak-s

The correct spelling is sacks. A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid. For example: "Kasparov's queen sac early in the game gained him a positional advantage against Kramnik."

Usage Examples

Kasparov's queen sac early in the game gained him a positional advantage against Kramnik.

I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon.

The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
  2. 2.(games) A sacrifice.
  3. 3.The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.
  4. 4.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.
  5. 5.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).

verb

  1. 1.(games) To sacrifice.
  2. 2.To put in a sack or sacks.
  3. 3.To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
  4. 4.To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
  5. 5.To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.

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