a large bag made of a strong material such as hessian, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods

a woman's short loose unwaisted dress, typically narrowing at the hem, popular especially in the 1950s

dismissal from employment

he got the sack for swearing

they were given the sack

bed, especially as regarded as a place for sex

he stars as a man dumped by his partner for being a bit dull in the sack

a base

an act of tackling of a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage

dismiss from employment

any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot

tackle (a quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before they can throw a pass

Oregon intercepted five of his passes and sacked him five times

put into a sack or sacks

a small part of his wheat had been sacked

(chiefly in historical contexts) plunder and destroy (a captured town or building)

the fort was rebuilt in AD 158 and was sacked again in AD 197

the pillaging of a town or city

the sack of Rome

a dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from Spain and the Canaries

the Poet Laureate traditionally gets a ‘butt of sack’, equivalent to roughly 600 bottles of sherry

a woman's short, loose, unwaisted dress, originally fashionable in the 1950s