(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a large bag made of rough woven material. Sacks are used to carry or store things such as vegetables or coal.
...a ~ of potatoes.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
2.
If your employers ~ you, they tell you that you can no longer work for them because you have done something that they did not like or because your work was not good enough. (BUSINESS)
Earlier today the Prime Minister ~ed 18 government officials for corruption...
= fire
VERB: V n
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Sack is also a noun.
People who make mistakes can be given the ~ the same day.
N-SING: the N
3.
Some people refer to bed as the ~. (INFORMAL)
N-SING: the N