sack

Meaning

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.
6. One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.
7. To put in a sack or sacks.
8. To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
9. To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
10. To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.
11. To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
12. In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.
13. A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.
14. A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
15. (games) A sacrifice.
16. The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.
17. A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
18. (games) A sacrifice.
19. (games) To sacrifice.
20. The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.

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Sources

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