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 supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel

• Has he got the sack?

  Ist er rausgeflogen?

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• Why were you given the sack?

  Weswegen wurdest du entlassen?

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Sack

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)

Sack

The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or cityselten

Sack

Loot or booty obtained by pillageselten

Sack

A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmageselten

Sack

One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third baseselten

Sack

Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a positionselten

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Sack

A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or capeselten

Sack

A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seamselten

To put in a sack or sacks

• Tom was sacked in October.

  Tom wurde im Oktober gefeuert.

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• In short, I was sacked.

  Kurz und gut: Ich wurde gefeuert.

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To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders

To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from

To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass