Толковый словарь английского языка - sack

I. noun Etymology: Middle English sak bag, ~cloth, from Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag & Late Latin saccus ~cloth, both from Greek sakkos bag, ~cloth, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew śaq bag, ~cloth Date: before 12th century a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas), the amount contained in a ~, 3. a woman's loose-fitting dress, a short usually loose-fitting coat for women and children, sacque 2, dismissal , 5. hammock, bunk, bed, a base in baseball, an instance of ~ing the quarterback in football, ~ful noun II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to put in or as if in a ~, to dismiss especially summarily, to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage in football, ~er noun III. noun Etymology: modification of Middle French sec dry, from Latin siccus; probably akin to Old High German sīhan to filter, Sanskrit siñcati he pours Date: circa 1532 any of several white wines imported to England from Spain and the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries, IV. transitive verb Etymology: 5~ Date: circa 1547 to plunder (as a town) especially after capture, to strip of valuables ; loot, see: ravage ~er noun V. noun Etymology: Middle French sac, from Old Italian sacco, literally, bag, from Latin saccus Date: 1549 the plundering of a captured town