sack
1
[ sak ]
/ sæk /
noun
verb (used with object)
Verb Phrases
sack out, Slang.
to go to bed; fall asleep.
Idioms for sack
hit the sack, Slang.
to go to bed; go to sleep: He never hits the sack before midnight.
leave holding the sack.
bag(def 28).
Origin of sack
1
before 1000; 1940–45
for def 5; Middle English
sak (noun),
sakken (v.), Old English
sacc (noun) < Latin
saccus bag, sackcloth < Greek
sákkos < Semitic; compare Hebrew
śaq
regional variation note for sack
See
bag.
OTHER WORDS FROM sack
sack·like, adjectiveWords nearby sack
sacher-masoch,
sachet,
sachs,
sachsen,
sachsen-anhalt,
sack,
sack coat,
sack dress,
sack out,
sack race,
sack suit
British Dictionary definitions for hit the sack (1 of 3)
sack
1
/ (sæk) /
noun
verb (tr)
informal
to dismiss from employment
to put into a sack or sacks
Derived forms of sack
sacklike, adjectiveWord Origin for sack
Old English
sacc, from Latin
saccus bag, from Greek
sakkos; related to Hebrew
saq
British Dictionary definitions for hit the sack (2 of 3)
sack
2
/ (sæk) /
noun
the plundering of a place by an army or mob, usually involving destruction, slaughter, etc
American football
a tackle on a quarterback which brings him down before he has passed the ball
verb
(tr)
to plunder and partially destroy (a place)
American football
to tackle and bring down a quarterback before he has passed the ball
Derived forms of sack
sacker, nounWord Origin for sack
C16: from French phrase
mettre à sac, literally: to put (loot) in a sack, from Latin
saccus
sack
1
British Dictionary definitions for hit the sack (3 of 3)
sack
3
/ (sæk) /
noun
archaic or trademark
any dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from SW Europe
Word Origin for sack
C16
wyne seck, from French
vin sec dry wine, from Latin
siccus dry
Idioms and Phrases with hit the sack (1 of 2)
hit the sack
see hit the hay.
Idioms and Phrases with hit the sack (2 of 2)
sack