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Definition of "sack" []
- A large bag of strong coarse material for holding objects in bulk. (noun)
- A similar container of paper or plastic. (noun)
- The amount that such a container can hold. (noun)
- A short loose-fitting garment for women and children. (noun)
- Slang Dismissal from employment: finally got the sack after a year of ineptitude. (noun)
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Use "sack" in a sentence
- "He would be what you called sack because he was mad, and they would send him to an asylum for lunatics."
- "European countries, as long as their histories have existed; besides the similarity of the texture of their languages, and of many words in them; thus the word sack is said to mean"
- "Or should we just all conclude that "Bart" 's an unrepentant, unshamable lyin 'sack'o'sh*te and get on with what we need to do ...."
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