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Definition sack in British English

sack verb

[transitive] verb
/sæk/
1

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

Example

Hundreds of workers are to be sacked at the factory.

Example

The club have sacked their manager.

Synonyms and related words
fire lay off retire
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 push down the quarterback in the sport of American football

Synonyms and related words
American football bowl conversion kick
Definition sack in British English