noun
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
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poke
paper bag
carrier bag
noun
an enclosed space
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- the trapped miners found a pocket of air
noun
the quantity contained in a sack
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noun
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
noun
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
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noun
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees)
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- swings easily
noun
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
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noun
the plundering of a place by an army or mob
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- usually involves destruction and slaughter
- the sack of Rome
noun
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
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verb
plunder (a town) after capture
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- the barbarians sacked Rome
verb
terminate the employment of
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- discharge from an office or position
- The boss fired his secretary today
- The company terminated 25% of its workers
verb
make as a net profit
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- The company cleared $1 million
verb
put in a sack
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- The grocer sacked the onions