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sacked

sack
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sak]
    • /sæk/
    • /sæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sak]
    • /sæk/

Definitions of sacked word

  • noun sacked the plundering of a captured place; pillage: the sack of Troy. 1
  • verb with object sacked to pillage or loot after capture; plunder: to sack a city. 1
  • idioms sacked hit the sack, Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep: He never hits the sack before midnight. 1
  • idioms sacked leave holding the sack. bag (def 28). 1

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Origin of sacked

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; 1940-45 for def 5; Middle English sak (noun), sakken (v.), Old English sacc (noun) < Latin saccus bag, sackcloth < Greek sákkos < Semitic; compare Hebrew śaq

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Parts of speech for Sacked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sacked popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for sacked

adj sacked

  • destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
  • discharged — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
  • laid-off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

noun sacked

  • bedded — of or relating to rocks that exhibit bedding.
  • dossed — Simple past tense and past participle of doss.

verb sacked

  • cashiered — to dismiss (a military officer) from service, especially with disgrace.
  • defalcated — Simple past tense and past participle of defalcate.
  • deselected — Simple past tense and past participle of deselect.
  • disbarred — to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
  • disfrocked — Simple past tense and past participle of disfrock.

adjective sacked

  • furloughed — Simple past tense and past participle of furlough.

Top questions with sacked

  • what does sacked mean?
  • who sacked rome?

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