Definitions for sacksæk

sacksæk(n.)

a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
the amount a sack holds.
a bag:
a sack of candy.
Slang. dismissal, as from a job:
to get the sack.
Category: Status (usage)
Slang. bed.
Category: Status (usage)
a loose-fitting dress, esp. one fashionable in the late 17th–18th century. a loose-fitting coat, jacket, or cape.
Category: Clothing
Ref: Also, sacque.; sack dress.
Baseball. a base.
Category: Sport
(v.t.)to put into a sack or sacks.
Football. to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before the quarterback is able to throw a pass.
Category: Football, Baseball, and Basketball, Sport
Slang. to dismiss or discharge, as from a job.
Category: Status (usage)
sack out,Slang. to go to bed; fall asleep.
Category: Verb Phrase, Status (usage)

bef. 1000; ME sak (n.), sakken (v.), OE sacc (n.) < L saccus bag, sackcloth < Gk sákkos < Semitic; cf. Heb śaq, Akkadian šaqqu

sack′er(n.)

sacksæk(v.t.)

1540–50; < MF phrase mettre à sac to put to pillage; sac in this sense < It sacco looting, loot

sack′er(n.)

sacksæk(n.)

a strong white wine formerly imported by England from Spain and the Canary Islands.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking

1525–35; < F (vin) sec dry (wine) < L siccus dry; cf. sec

sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bag(noun)
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
pouch, sac, sack, pocket(noun)
an enclosed space
"the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
sack, sackful(noun)
the quantity contained in a sack
sack(noun)
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
sack, sacque(noun)
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
hammock, sack(noun)
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
chemise, sack, shift(noun)
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
sack(noun)
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
"the sack of Rome"
dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking(verb)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
sack, plunder(verb)
plunder (a town) after capture
"the barbarians sacked Rome"
displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate(verb)
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
net, sack, sack up, clear(verb)
make as a net profit
"The company cleared $1 million"
sack(verb)
put in a sack
"The grocer sacked the onions"

Sack(noun)
a name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines
Sack(noun)
a bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a receptacle made of some kind of pliable material, as cloth, leather, and the like; a large pouch
Sack(noun)
a measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels
Sack(noun)
originally, a loosely hanging garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders, and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; as, a dressing sack
Sack(noun)
a sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam
Sack(noun)
see 2d Sac, 2
Sack(noun)
bed
Sack(verb)
to put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn
Sack(verb)
to bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders
Sack(noun)
the pillage or plunder, as of a town or city; the storm and plunder of a town; devastation; ravage
Sack(verb)
to plunder or pillage, as a town or city; to devastate; to ravage