sacks

v. dismiss from employment, fire; plunder, pillage; put in a sack, pack into a bag

n. large burlap or canvas bag; backpack or other bag; dismissal from employment; instance of plundering, pillage; style of loose-fitting dress; type of white wine; amount of material that fills one 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

n. sack, large burlap or canvas bag, backpack or other bag, poke; amount of material that fills one sack; sac, pouch or bag-like structure in an animal or plant

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A non-infective endocarditis involving the mitral valve in SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus) is called Libman-Sacks syndrome.

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