Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Wearing a garment called a sack.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of sack.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence

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Examples

  • The point that Greenspan needs to be sacked is when he starts listening to the New York Times editorial page, which has given us Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, and Jayson Blair.

    Knife-edge Macroeconomics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • The Bears offense trotted back out, Mr. Umenyiora again sacked Mr. Cutler on third down and this time, when the ball came loose, Giants safety Deon Grant corralled it, giving his offense the ball on the Chicago 29.

    Giants' Defense Slams Bears Aditi Kinkhabwala 2010

  • Sources say the officer will appear before a police disciplinary board within months, charged with gross misconduct which carries a maximum penalty of him being sacked from the force.

    Ian Tomlinson death: G20 police officer to face dismissal before Christmas Vikram Dodd 2010

  • Blake has alleged that he was sacked from the programme after he complained about a faulty animatronic suit he had to wear as a Tombliboo character.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Jonathan 2008

  • Blake has alleged that he was sacked from the programme after he complained about a faulty animatronic suit he had to wear as a Tombliboo character.

    Bisexuality, crotch-staring and loads of totty. Kids TV today... Jonathan 2008

  • So, in a way, it ` s illogical to get sacked from the police for being a non-activist BNP member when another police officer might be involved in BNP activism but hasn ` t joined up.

    Ruralshire Constabulary lost data scandal! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • Others who took part in the event included Dr Ang Swee Chai, author and orthopaedic surgeon; Baroness Jenny Tonge, sacked from the Liberal Democrats front bench in 2004 after saying that she would consider becoming a suicide bomber if she was Palestinian; and Joceylyn Hurndall, the mother of peace campaigner Tim Hurndall, who died after being shot by an Israeli soldier.

    so british jews are anti-semitic? 2008

  • Others who took part in the event included Dr Ang Swee Chai, author and orthopaedic surgeon; Baroness Jenny Tonge, sacked from the Liberal Democrats front bench in 2004 after saying that she would consider becoming a suicide bomber if she was Palestinian; and Joceylyn Hurndall, the mother of peace campaigner Tim Hurndall, who died after being shot by an Israeli soldier.

    11 « December « 2008 « Niqnaq 2008

  • The reality is, as the Sunday Times points out, that not only is being sacked from a Labour Government all but impossible, if it does happen there is immediate solace available to all, regardless of competence, probity or any thing else you might care to name.

    Stop The Gravy Train, I Want To Get On! 2008

  • The reality is, as the Sunday Times points out, that not only is being sacked from a Labour Government all but impossible, if it does happen there is immediate solace available to all, regardless of competence, probity or any thing else you might care to name.

    Archive 2008-02-24 2008

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