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The correct spelling is sacks.
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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.A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
- 2.(games) A sacrifice.
- 3.The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.
- 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.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.(games) To sacrifice.
- 2.To put in a sack or sacks.
- 3.To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
- 4.To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
- 5.To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.
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