sacked

¹ American  

[sakt] / sækt /

adjective

1. Informal. dismissed or discharged from a job.

   The company was forced to recognize union rights and reinstate the sacked workers.

2. Football. (of the quarterback) tackled behind the line of scrimmage before being able to throw a pass.

   We've all seen it and winced—the sacked quarterback who can't get up.

3. put into a sack or sacks.

   The creek channel is constrained by the sacked concrete used to reinforce both of its banks in the 1950s.

   I let him push the cart with my sacked groceries out to my parked car.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of sack.

sacked ² American  

[sakt] / sækt /

adjective

1. destroyed or pillaged, as after capture.

   In the 13th century, Nicaea was a haven for refugees from the sacked city of Constantinople.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of sack.

Etymology

Origin of sacked¹

First recorded in 1880–85; 1930–35 sacked ¹ for def. 1; sack ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; sack ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Origin of sacked²

First recorded in 1590–1600; sack ² ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; sack ² ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

Spurs fans were chanting "sacked in the morning" at their own manager even during the video assistant referee check for offside that eventually cleared Wilson's winner.

From BBC

He was sacked only 24 times, third-fewest in the league behind the Rams and the Denver Broncos, each of which allowed 23 sacks.

From Los Angeles Times

He was named president -- considered the second-most important job in Vietnamese politics -- in May 2024, after his predecessor was sacked for corruption.

From Barron's

She sat down in front of her home computer to record a video announcing that he had been sacked from the shadow cabinet and suspended from the Conservative Party.

From BBC

Voters in the constituency of Newark have been reacting to the news their MP Robert Jenrick has been sacked by the Conservative party.

From BBC

Related Words

• broken
• demolished
• devastated
• lost
• ravaged
• ruined
• shattered
• smashed
• wrecked