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Definition sack in American English

sack verb

[transitive] verb
/sæk/
1

to push down the quarterback in the sport of football

Synonyms and related words
American football backfield blitz
2

if an army or military group sacks a place, they steal a lot of property from it and destroy it

Example

Imperial troops sacked Rome in 1527.

Synonyms and related words
destroy ruin devastate steal walk off with rob
3

to tell someone that they can no longer work at their job

Synonyms and related words
fire lay off retire
Definition sack in American English