sacked

¹

[sakt]

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.

verb

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

sacked

²

[sakt]

adjective

1. destroyed or pillaged, as after capture.

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

verb

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

Word History and Origins

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

Muscat only won two of his 14 fixtures before he was sacked in December 2020 with the club in relegation trouble.

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To try to defuse the protests, Rajoelina sacked his entire government last month.

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To try to defuse the protests, the president last month sacked his entire government.

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Any announcement of a replacement for the sacked Russell Martin is unlikely to come in the next 48 hours.

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The 33-year-old will succeed Matt Bloomfield, who was sacked earlier this month having spent less than a year in charge at Kenilworth Road.

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