sacking

verb

  1. 1

    (games) To sacrifice.

    I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon.

verb

  1. 1

    To put in a sack or sacks.

    Help me sack the groceries.
  2. 2

    To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.

  3. 3

    To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

    The barbarians sacked Rome.
  4. 4

    To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.

  5. 5

    To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

    He was sacked last September.
  6. 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. 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. 2

    Firing or termination of an employee.

    He followed his sacking with a good drink.

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