sacked
adj. ravaged, that has been robbed and destroyed by force and violence, pillaged sack v. dismiss from employment, fire; plunder, pillage; put in a sack, pack into a bag | ||||
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Sacked Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Sacked
(imp. & p. p.)
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| WordNet 2.0 |
sacked
Adjective
1. having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"
(synonym) despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged
(similar) destroyed
Adjective
1. having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"
(synonym) despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged
(similar) destroyed
sack
Noun
1. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
(synonym) poke, paper bag, carrier bag
(hypernym) bag
(hyponym) doggie bag, doggy bag
2. an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
(synonym) pouch, sac, pocket
(hypernym) cavity, enclosed space
3. the quantity contained in a sack
(synonym) sackful
(hypernym) containerful
4. any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
(hypernym) white wine
5. a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
(synonym) sacque
(hypernym) jacket
6. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily
(synonym) hammock
(hypernym) bed
7. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
(synonym) chemise, shift
(hypernym) dress, frock
8. the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"
(hypernym) plundering, pillage, pillaging
(derivation) plunder
9. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
(synonym) dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sacking
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) superannuation
(derivation) fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, force out, give the sack, terminate
Verb
1. plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
(synonym) plunder
(hypernym) take
(entail) destroy, ruin
2. terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
(synonym) fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, force out, give the sack, terminate
(hypernym) remove
(hyponym) retire
(derivation) dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sacking
3. make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
(synonym) net, sack up, clear
(hypernym) profit, gain, benefit
(verb-group) gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
4. put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"
(hypernym) encase, incase, case
(see-also) net, sack up, clear
(derivation) sackful
| Australian Slang |
Sacked
fired from work
fired from work
Be sacked
be fired from work
| hEnglish - advanced version |
sacked
sacked
adj : having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside" [syn: despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged]
sacked
adj : having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside" [syn: despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged]
Sacked Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Sacked
Sacked is a chiefly British slang term for being dismissed (fired) from a job. It also is a term used for describing a car's suspension, the condition of a quarterback tackled behind the line of scrimmage while attempting a pass in American and Canadian football, and is also North American slang for being kicked in the testicles.
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