sack

Noun

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
  • the sack of Rome
    

• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

• a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

• a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

• any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

• the quantity contained in a sack

• an enclosed space
  • the trapped miners found a pocket of air
    

• a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

Verb

• put in a sack
  • The grocer sacked the onions
    

• make as a net profit
  • The company cleared $1 million
    

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
  • The boss fired his secretary today
    
  • The company terminated 25% of its workers
    

• plunder (a town) after capture
  • the barbarians sacked Rome
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  dismissal , dismission , discharge , firing , liberation , release , sacking , chemise , shift , hammock , sacque , sackful , pouch , sac , pocket , poke , paper bag , carrier bag , net , sack up , clear , plunder