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Results for: "sack"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

sack — bag for commodities or items
→ sac m
→ jaqueta f
sack — the plunder and pillaging of a city
→ saqueig m

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (9)

1. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases;
[syn: sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bag]

2. an enclosed space;
- Example: "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
[syn: pouch, sac, sack, pocket]

3. the quantity contained in a sack;
[syn: sack, sackful]

4. any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry);

5. a woman's full loose hiplength jacket;
[syn: sack, sacque]

6. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily;
[syn: hammock, sack]

7. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist;
[syn: chemise, sack, shift]

8. the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter;
- Example: "the sack of Rome"

9. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart);
[syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]


VERB (4)

1. plunder (a town) after capture;
- Example: "the barbarians sacked Rome"
[syn: sack, plunder]

2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position;
- Example: "The boss fired his secretary today"
- Example: "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
[syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate]

3. make as a net profit;
- Example: "The company cleared $1 million"
[syn: net, sack, sack up, clear]

4. put in a sack;
- Example: "The grocer sacked the onions"