sack
$ \mathrm{sack}^1 |sak|
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noun
1. a large bag made of a strong material such as burlap, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods.
(粗布や丈夫な厚紙の)大袋〘小麦･穀物･石炭などを入れる〙; (紙･ビニールの)買い物袋; ｟米｠ (一般に)袋
the contents of a sack or the amount it can contain:
その1袋分(の量)(sackful)
e.g. a sack of flour.
2. (also sack dress) a woman's short loose unwaisted dress, typically narrowing at the hem, popular especially in the 1950s.
ゆったりしたドレス［上着］(sack dress.
historical a woman's long loose gown.
a decorative piece of dress material fastened to the shoulders of a woman's gown in loose pleats and forming a long train, fashionable in the 18th century.
3. (the sack) informal dismissal from employment:
｟主に英･くだけて｠ ; 〖the ～〗 解雇, くび
e.g. he got the sack for swearing
e.g. they were given the sack.
4. (the sack) informal, mainly North American bed, especially as regarded as a place for sex.
｟主に米･くだけて｠ ; 〖the ～〗 寝床
5. Baseball, informal a base.
〘野球〙 塁, ベース
6. American Football an act of tackling a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a pass.
〘アメフト〙 サック〘スクリメージライン後方でパスを狙うクオーターバックへのタックル〙
verb with object
1. informal dismiss from employment:
｟主に英･くだけて｠ «…から/…で» 〈人〉をクビにする(｟主に米｠ fire) «from/for»
e.g. any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot.
2. American Football tackle (a quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a pass:
〘アメフト〙 〈クオーターバック〉にタックルする
e.g. Oregon intercepted five of his passes and sacked him five times.
3. rare put into a sack or sacks:
…を袋に入れる
e.g. a small part of his wheat had been sacked.
PHRASES
hit the sack
informal go to bed.
a sack of potatoes
informal used in comparisons to refer to the clumsiness, inertness, or unceremonious treatment of the person or thing in question:
e.g. he drags me in like a sack of potatoes.
PHRASAL VERBS
sack out
North American informal go to bed, or go to sleep.
DERIVATIVES
sackable |ˈsakəb(ə)l| adjective
sack-like adjective
ORIGIN
Old English sacc, from Latin saccus ‘sack, sackcloth’, from Greek sakkos, of Semitic origin. Sense 1 of the verb dates from the mid 19th century.
$ \mathrm{sack}^2 |sak|
verb with object
(chiefly in historical contexts) plunder and destroy (a captured town, building, or other place):
〈占領地〉を略奪する
e.g. the fort was rebuilt in AD 158 and was sacked again in AD 197.
noun
the pillaging of a town or city:
〖通例the ～〗 略奪
e.g. the sack of Rome.
ORIGIN
mid 16th century: from French sac, in the phrase mettre à sac ‘put to sack’, on the model of Italian fare il sacco, mettere a sacco, which perhaps originally referred to filling a sack with plunder.
$ \mathrm{sack}^3 |sak|
noun historical
a dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from Spain and the Canary Islands.
〘史〙 サック酒〘16—17世紀の白ワイン類〙
ORIGIN
early 16th century: from the phrase wyne seck, from French vin sec ‘dry wine’.