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Sack Meaning: Bag, Fired, and Usage Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：a large bag (sack)

sack 🔊

/sæk/

A big, strong bag used to carry many things, like potatoes or shopping.

Person carrying a large burlap sack over shoulder at market

a large bag 🔊

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/ə lɑːrdʒ bæɡ/

A large, strong bag made of coarse material (like burlap) used for carrying or storing heavy items such as grain, potatoes, or cement.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Basic

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'saccus', Greek 'sakkos', meaning a bag made of coarse cloth.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a worker carrying a sack; if you get the sack, you take your sack and leave.

📖 Example

The farmer carried a heavy sack of potatoes from his truck to the market stall. 🔊 The farmer carried a heavy sack of potatoes from his truck to the market stall.

🔗 Collocations

a sack of – a sack containing something, like potatoes or flour

fill a sack – to put items into a sack until it is full

carry a sack – to lift and transport a sack

🔄 Synonyms

bag (n.) – a flexible container made of cloth, paper, or plastic

pouch (n.) – a small bag often used for carrying items

burlap bag (n.) – a sack made from coarse woven fabric

🌱 Derivatives

sackful (n.) – the amount that a sack can hold

sacking (n.) – coarse cloth used to make sacks

📖 Cultural Story

In medieval Europe, sacks were essential for transporting grain and wool. The phrase 'get the sack' originated from workers receiving their personal sack of tools when dismissed.

Meaning 2：get fired (sack)

sack 🔊

/sæk/

To be told to leave your job; to be fired. Often used in the phrase "get the sack".

Employee leaving office with box after being fired

get fired 🔊

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/ɡet ˈfaɪərd/

To be told to leave one's job; to be dismissed from employment, often due to poor performance or layoffs.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

After the company lost the big contract, several people were worried they might get the sack. 🔊 After the company lost the big contract, several people were worried they might get the sack.

🔗 Collocations

get the sack – to be fired from one's job

give someone the sack – to fire someone

sack someone – to dismiss an employee from a job

🔄 Synonyms

dismissal (n.) – the act of removing someone from employment

termination (n.) – the ending of a person's employment

firing (n.) – the act of dismissing someone from a job

🚫 Antonyms

hiring (n.) – the act of employing someone

employment (n.) – the state of having a paid job

appointment (n.) – the act of assigning a person to a job or position

🌱 Derivatives

sacked (adj.) – having been fired from a job

sack (v.) – to dismiss someone from employment