Sack
01
säck, påse
a container made of paper or plastic material used for holding and carrying a customer's purchased items
Exempel
She carried the groceries home in a large sack.
Hon bar matvarorna hem i en stor säck.
The store gave him a sack to carry all his purchases.
Butiken gav honom en säck för att bära alla hans inköp.
02
a bed made of canvas or rope netting, usually suspended between two points
Exempel
The campers slept comfortably in a sack between two trees.
Children love swinging gently in a sack hung on the porch.
03
the act of dismissing someone from work
Exempel
His sudden sack surprised all his colleagues.
Many employees feared sack after the merger.
04
the act of looting a place, often with destruction or violence
Exempel
The sack of the city left hundreds homeless.
Historical records describe the sack of Rome in 410 AD.
05
a loose-fitting dress that hangs straight from the shoulders without a defined waist
Exempel
She wore a simple sack over her uniform.
The fashion designer showcased a modern sack in the collection.
06
a loose, full, hip-length jacket worn by women
Exempel
She wore a tailored sack over her dress.
The store displayed several sack jackets for the new season.
07
a light, dry, strong white wine from Spain or the Canary Islands
Exempel
The tavern served a glass of sack with the appetizer.
Sack was popular in England during the 16th century.
08
the amount of material or goods contained in a sack
Exempel
He bought a sack of potatoes from the market.
The shipment included several sacks of grain.
09
an enclosed area, often referring to a cavity or hollo
Exempel
He found a hidden sack behind the wall.
Birds nested in the sack of the cliff face.
10
säck, förlust av yards på grund av att en försvarare tacklar quarterbacken bakom scrimmagelinjen
(American football) a loss of yardage for the offense caused by a defensive player tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage
Exempel
The defensive end made a crucial sack in the final minutes of the game.
Den defensiva enden gjorde en avgörande sack i matchens sista minuter.
The linebacker burst through the offensive line to sack the quarterback.
Linebackern bröt igenom den offensiva linjen för att sacka quarterbacken.
to sack
01
sparka, avskeda
to dismiss someone from their job
Transitive: to sack an employee
Exempel
The manager had to sack the employee for consistently violating company policies.
Chefen var tvungen att avskeda den anställde för att denne ständigt bröt mot företagets policyer.
The company decided to sack several employees as part of a restructuring process.
Företaget beslutade att avskeda flera anställda som en del av en omstrukturering.
02
plundra, ropa
to forcefully steal and take away valuable items from a town that has been captured
Transitive: to sack a place
Exempel
The invaders sacked the ancient city, leaving it in ruins.
Invandrarna plundrade den antika staden och lämnade den i ruiner.
After breaking through the gates, the soldiers sacked the town.
Efter att ha brutit igenom portarna plundrade soldaterna staden.
03
säcka, förpacka
to place something inside a bag or a container made of paper or plastic material
Transitive: to sack sth
Exempel
The farmer sacked the potatoes and stored them in the shed.
Bonden säckade potatisarna och förvarade dem i skjulet.
After harvesting, they sacked the onions for transport.
Efter skörden säckade de löken för transport.
