~ 1
■ noun
1》 a large bag made of a material such as hessian or thick paper, used for storing and carrying goods.
↘(also ~ dress ) a woman's short, loose dress without a waistline, popular especially in the 1950s.
2》 ( the ~ ) informal dismissal from employment.
3》 ( the ~ ) informal, chiefly N. Amer. bed.
4》 Baseball, informal a base.
5》 American Football a tackle of a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.
■ verb
1》 informal dismiss from employment.
2》 ( ~ out ) N. Amer. informal go to sleep or bed.
3》 American Football tackle with a ~.
4》 put into a ~ or ~s.
Phrases
hit the ~ informal go to bed.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ful noun ( plural ~fuls ).
Origin
OE sacc , from L. saccus '~, ~cloth', from Gk sakkos , of Semitic origin.
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~ 2
■ verb plunder and destroy (used chiefly in historical contexts).
■ noun an instance of ~ing.
Origin
C16: from Fr. sac , in the phr. mettre à sac 'put to ~', on the model of Ital. fare il sacco , mettere a sacco , which perh. orig. referred to filling a ~ with plunder.
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~ 3
■ noun historical a dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from Spain and the Canaries.
Origin
C16: from the phr. wyne seck , from Fr. vin sec 'dry wine'.