noun
    
    plural sacks
    
    [count] :a bag that is made of strong paper, cloth, or plastic
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :the amount that is contained in a sack
    
    
    
    the sack chiefly US informal :a person's bed
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    the sack informal :a sudden dismissal from a job
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] American football :the act of tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage
    
    
    
    verb
    
    sacks; sacked; sacking
    
    [+ obj] informal :to dismiss (someone) from a job
    
    
    
    American football :to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage
    
    
    
    US informal :to put (something) in a sack
    
    
    
    sack out
    
    [phrasal verb] US informal :to lie down for sleep
    
    
    
    
    
    A person who is sacked out is sleeping.
    
    
    
    verb
    
    sacks; sacked; sacking
    
    [+ obj] :to destroy and take things from (a place, such as a city or town) especially during a war
    
    
    
    noun
    
    [singular] :the act of destroying and taking things from a place (such as a city or town) especially during a war :the act of sacking a place - usually + of