SACK

4 letters 10 Scrabble points

Definition of SACK

noun

  1. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

  2. The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).

    "The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath."

  3. The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

    "The sack of Rome."

Related words: bag poke tote hay rack pink slip the axe the boot
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."

Related words: loot ransack rack axe can dismiss fire give the boot

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S A C K
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

Anagrams of SACK

Words that use the same letters:

CASK

Words Containing "SACK"

BYSACKI COALSACK COALSACKS CORNSACK COSSACK COSSACKS COXSACKIE CUSACK DISACKNOWLEDGE DOODLESACK DRAFFSACK DUDELSACK DUSACK GRIPSACK GRIPSACKS GUNNYSACK GUNNYSACKS HACKENSACK HAVERSACK HAVERSACKS

Words Starting with "SACK"

SACKAGE SACKAMAKER SACKBAG SACKBUT SACKBUTS SACKBUTT SACKCLOTH SACKCLOTHED SACKCLOTHS SACKDOUDLE SACKED SACKEY SACKEN SACKER SACKERS SACKET SACKFUL SACKFULS SACKING SACKINGS

Words Ending with "SACK"

COALSACK CORNSACK COSSACK CUSACK DOODLESACK DRAFFSACK DUDELSACK DUSACK GRIPSACK GUNNYSACK HACKENSACK HAVERSACK HOPSACK INSACK KNAPSACK MAILSACK MUSSACK NOOKSACK PACKSACK RANSACK