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sack

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[ sak ]
/ sæk /
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noun

verb (used with object)

Verb Phrases

sack out, Slang. to go to bed; fall asleep.

Words related to sack

relax, snooze, doze, languish, hibernate, crash, oversleep, nod, slumber, bunk, catnap, repose, flop, retire, yawn, nap, rest, snore, dream, drowse

Words nearby sack

sacher-masoch, sachet, sachs, sachsen, sachsen-anhalt, sack, sack coat, sack dress, sack out, sack race, sack suit

Idioms for sack

    hit the sack, Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep: He never hits the sack before midnight.
    leave holding the sack. bag(def 28).

Origin of sack

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before 1000; 1940–45 for def 5; Middle English sak (noun), sakken (v.), Old English sacc (noun) < Latin saccus bag, sackcloth < Greek sákkos < Semitic; compare Hebrew śaq

OTHER WORDS FROM sack

sack·like, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sack

bag sac sack sacque

regional variation note for sack

See bag.
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British Dictionary definitions for sack out (1 of 3)

sack1
/ (sæk) /

noun

verb (tr)

informal to dismiss from employment
to put into a sack or sacks

Derived forms of sack

sacklike, adjective

Word Origin for sack

Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag, from Greek sakkos; related to Hebrew saq

British Dictionary definitions for sack out (2 of 3)

sack2
/ (sæk) /

noun

the plundering of a place by an army or mob, usually involving destruction, slaughter, etc
American football a tackle on a quarterback which brings him down before he has passed the ball

verb

(tr) to plunder and partially destroy (a place)
American football to tackle and bring down a quarterback before he has passed the ball

Derived forms of sack

sacker, noun

Word Origin for sack

C16: from French phrase mettre à sac, literally: to put (loot) in a sack, from Latin saccus sack 1

British Dictionary definitions for sack out (3 of 3)

sack3
/ (sæk) /

noun

archaic or trademark any dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from SW Europe

Word Origin for sack

C16 wyne seck, from French vin sec dry wine, from Latin siccus dry
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Idioms and Phrases with sack out (1 of 2)

sack out

Go to sleep, go to bed, as in We sacked out about midnight. This slangy idiom is a verbal use of the noun sack, slang for “bed” since about 1940; it alludes to a sleeping bag and appears in such similar phrases as in the sack, in bed, and sack time, bedtime.

Idioms and Phrases with sack out (2 of 2)

sack
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