sacks

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(games) A sacrifice.“Kasparov's queen sac early in the game gained him a positional advantage against Kramnik.”

(games) To sacrifice.“I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon.”

The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.

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.
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).“The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath.”
The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.“The sack of Rome.”
Loot or booty obtained by pillage.

To put in a sack or sacks.“Help me sack the groceries.”
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.“The barbarians sacked Rome.”
To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.

A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.