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Meaning of sacking

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sacking

verb

Definitions

  1. (games) To sacrifice.

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

verb

Definitions

  1. To put in a sack or sacks.

    Example: 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.

    Example: The barbarians sacked Rome.

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

noun

Definitions

  1. Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).

    Example: The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow.

  2. Firing or termination of an employee.

    Example: He followed his sacking with a good drink.