sacking
verb
- 1
(games) To sacrifice.
“I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon.”
verb
- 1
To put in a sack or sacks.
“Help me sack the groceries.”
- 2
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
- 3
To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
“The barbarians sacked Rome.”
- 4
To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.
- 5
To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
“He was sacked last September.”
- 6
In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.
“The kids all sacked out before 9:00 on New Year’s Eve.”
noun
- 1
Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).
“The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow.”
- 2
Firing or termination of an employee.
“He followed his sacking with a good drink.”
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