I. ˈsak noun
Etymology: 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
Date: before 12th century
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
II. transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1. : to put in or as if in a sack
2. : to dismiss especially summarily
3. : to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage in football
• sack·er noun
III. noun
Etymology: modification of Middle French sec dry, from Latin siccus; probably akin to Old High German sīhan to filter, Sanskrit siñcati he pours
Date: circa 1532
: any of several white wines imported to England from Spain and the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries
IV. transitive verb
Etymology: sack (V)
Date: circa 1547
1. : to plunder (as a town) especially after capture
2. : to strip of valuables : loot
Synonyms: see ravage
• sack·er noun
V. noun
Etymology: Middle French sac, from Old Italian sacco, literally, bag, from Latin saccus
Date: 1549
: the plundering of a captured town