sack

¹sack

noun \ˈsak\

Definition of SACK

1

: a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)

2

: the amount contained in a sack; especially : a fixed amount of a commodity used as a unit of measure

3

a : a woman's loose-fitting dress b : a short usually loose-fitting coat for women and children c : sacque 2

4

: dismissal <gave him the sack>

5

a : hammock, bunk b : bed

6

: a base in baseball

7

: an instance of sacking the quarterback in football

— sack·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

Origin of SACK

Middle English sak bag, sackcloth, from Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag & Late Latin saccus sackcloth, both from Greek sakkos bag, sackcloth, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew śaq bag, sackcloth

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SACK

back, black, Braque, clack, claque, crack, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lac, lack, lakh, mac, Mac, pack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sacque, shack, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, Wac, wack, whack, wrack, yak