sacked
past simple and past participle ofsack
sack
verb[T]
uk/sæk/us/sæk/sackverb[T](JOB)
B2mainlyUK(USusuallyfire)
toremovesomeone from ajob, usually because they have done somethingwrongorbadly, or sometimes as a way ofsavingthecostofemployingthem:
They sacked herforbeing late.
Hegotsacked from his lastjob.
Synonyms
dismiss(END JOB)
fire(REMOVE FROM A JOB)
- You can be sacked on thespotforstealing.
- They've just sackedhalftheirworkforce.
- Hermanagerwas sacked lastmonth.
- I've never been sacked from ajob.
- They can't sack you forrefusing.
Firing staff
- arse
- axe
- be out onyourearidiom
- castsomeoneadriftidiom
- chop
- constructive dismissal
- decertification
- firing
- get the pushidiom
- givesomeonethe heave-hoidiom
- heave-ho
- invalidsomeoneout
- relieve
- relievesomeoneofsomething
- removal
- remove
- rightsize
- rightsizing
- terminate
- termination
sackverb[T](IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL)
in Americanfootball, toattackthequarterbackinordertopreventhim fromthrowingtheball:
Thequarterbackwas sacked onlyonceandcompleted16 out of 23passes.
American football
- attempt
- blitz
- blocker
- blocking
- carry
- carry the ballidiom
- drop
- fullback
- huddle
- linebacker
- nonconference
- offence
- outgain
- outkick
- place-kick
- rush
- scrimmage
- split end
- Super Bowl
- touchdown
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General terms used in ball sports
sackverb[T](ATTACK)
toattackabuildingortown,causinga lot ofdestructionandstealingmanyvaluablethings:
Theinvaderssacked everyvillagetheypassedontheirroute.
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- annihilation
- apocalypse
- bash
- bash through (something)
- be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
- fall in
- in piecesidiom
- indestructibility
- killsomethingoff
- kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
- sacrifice
- self-destruct
- self-devouring
- shred
- sink
- stave
- stavesomethingin
- tear
- wipe
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Attacking & invading
Phrasal verb
sack out
Examplesofsacked
sacked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Sackedworkers automatically lost their homes.
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Some of thesackedworkers then occupied the town square in protest.
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- fur-flies
- furious
- furiously
- furiousness
- furious pace
- furl
- furled
- furling
- furlong
- furlough
- furloughed
- furloughing
- furnace
- furnace room
- get-on-top-of-someone
- get-on-wick
- get-on-with
- get on with something
- get on with sth
- get-on-with-sth
- get on your high horse
- get-on-your-high-horse
- get on your soapbox
- get-on-your-soapbox
- get out