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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.

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.

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

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The former lead civil servant at the Foreign Office, sacked by the prime minister and foreign secretary last week, will give his side of the story in Parliament this morning.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Rose, 49, has been without a club since he was sacked by RB Leipzig in March 2025 and has never previously managed in England.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In AD 452, when Attila the Hun sacked city after city in his conquest of the known world, it was the Catholic Church, not the Roman military, that met him in a show of diplomacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey called for Tice to be sacked after the reports.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

I sacked up my dogs and waded the river.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

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