sack

/ˈsak/

Middle English sak bag, sackcloth, from Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag & Late Latin saccus sackcloth, both from Greek sakkos bag, sackcloth, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew śaq bag, sackcloth

noun

  1. a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)

  2. the amount contained in a sack; especially : a fixed amount of a commodity used as a unit of measure

  3. a woman's loose-fitting dress

verb

  1. to put in or as if in a sack

  2. to dismiss especially summarily

  3. to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage in football

noun

  1. any of several white wines imported to England from Spain and the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries