sack1

noun

• 1a large bag made of a strong material such as burlap, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods.
• the contents of a sack or the amount it can contain:a sack of flour

• 2a loose, unfitted, or shapeless garment, in particular.
• historical a woman’s loose gown.
• historical 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, chiefly North American bed, especially as regarded as a place for sex.

• 4 (the sack) informal dismissal from employment:he got the sack for swearing they were given the sack

• 5 Baseball, informal a base.

• 6 Football an act of tackling a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a pass.

verb

• 1 informal dismiss from employment:any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot

• 2 (sack out) North American informal go to sleep or bed.

• 3 Football tackle (a quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a pass.

• 4 rare put into a sack or sacks.