LEARNit Dictionary

sack

verb
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1
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to dismiss somebody from a job
اخراج کردن, برکنار کردن, عذر کسی را خواستن
synonym fire
2
(of an army, etc., especially in the past) to destroy things and steal property in a town or building
غارت کردن, چپاول کردن, تاراج کردن
Rome was sacked by the Goths in 410.
The army rebelled and sacked the palace.
3
to knock down the quarterback
زمین زدن, به زمین انداختن
The quarterback was sacked on the 45 yard line, and it was first down for the other team.
noun
1
a large bag with no handles, made of strong rough material or strong paper or plastic, used for storing and carrying, for example flour, coal, etc.
کیسه, گونی
2
a strong paper bag for carrying shopping
کیسه, پاکت, پاکت کاغذی
3
the contents of a sack
محتویات کیسه
They got through a sack of potatoes.
(North American English)two sacks of groceries
a sack of coal
4
being told by your employer that you can no longer continue working for a company, etc., usually because of something that you have done wrong
اخراج, اخراج از کار
He got the sack for swearing.
Her work was so poor that she was given the sack.
Four hundred workers face the sack.
5
a bed
بستر, جای خواب, رختخواب
He caught them in the sack together.
6
the act of stealing or destroying property in a captured town
غارت, چپاول, تاراج, یغما
the sack of Rome