I.
noun
1 large bag
ADJECTIVE
▪ bulging , heavy
▪
bulging ~s of toys
▪ burlap ( AmE ), gunny ( AmE ), hessian ( esp. BrE ), leather , paper , plastic
▪ flour , mail , potato
▪ refuse ( BrE ) ( garbage bag in AmE )
▪ bivvy ( AmE )
VERB + SACK
▪ empty , fill
▪
They filled the ~s with potatoes.
▪ carry , drag , haul , heave , pull
▪ carry sth in , put sth in
SACK + VERB
▪ be filled with sth , be full of sth
SACK + NOUN
▪ lunch ( AmE )
▪ race (= a race in which the competitors jump forward inside a sack)
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of coal
▪
two ~s of groceries ( AmE )
2 the sack ( BrE ) dismissal from your job
VERB + THE SACK
▪ get ( BrE , AmE )
▪
She got the ~ after 20 years of service.
▪ give sb
▪ be threatened with , face
▪
Hundreds of postal workers are facing the ~.
3 the sack ( informal , esp. AmE ) bed
VERB + THE SACK
▪ hit
▪
I decided to hit the ~ ( = go to bed ) and have an early night.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
He caught them in the ~ together.
II.
verb
Sack is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ agent , ↑ assistant , ↑ employee , ↑ staff , ↑ worker