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to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them: They sacked her for being late. He got sacked from his last job. Synonyms. dismiss (END JOB) fire (REMOVE FROM A JOB) Fewer examples. You can be sacked on the spot for stealing.
The meaning of SACK is a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas). How to use sack in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sack.
Sacked definition: dismissed or discharged from a job. See examples of SACKED used in a sentence.
noun (1) sack· ing ˈsa-kiŋ. plural sackings. Synonyms of sacking. : an act of dismissal from employment or an office. Days before the sacking, the trio drew up a list of candidate-heirs. Andrew Meier. Is it any wonder that so many nanny jobs end in blowups and abrupt sackings? Caitlin Flanagan. sacking. 2 of 3. noun (2) plural sackings.
1. a. A bag, especially one made of strong material for holding grain or objects in bulk. b. The amount that a sack can hold: sold two sacks of rice. 2. also sacque A short loose-fitting garment for women and children. 3. Slang Dismissal from employment: finally got the sack after a year of ineptitude. 4.
Definitions of sacked. adjective. having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence. synonyms: despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged. destroyed. spoiled or ruined or demolished.
sack something (of an army, etc., especially in the past) to destroy things and steal property in a town or building. Rome was sacked by the Goths in 410. The army rebelled and sacked the palace.