sacked

Meanings

• Verb

  Past tense and past participle of the verb 'sack' meaning to plunder and take by force.

  - "The city was sacked by the invading army."
  - "The treasure was sacked by the pirates."

• Verb

  To dismiss someone from a job or position.

  - "The manager sacked the employee for poor performance."
  - "The CEO was sacked following a scandal."

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Synonyms

loot , ransack , rack , axe , can , dismiss , fire , give the boot , give the chop , give the elbow , give the old heave-ho , lay off , let go , redundant , terminate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sacked
hacked , packed , tracked

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Variants

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sack , sacked , sacking , sacks , sack out , sacked out , sacking out , sacks out

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to take by force' in Old English. Later came to mean 'to plunder' and then 'to dismiss'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'sack' is derived from the Old English word 'sacan', which means 'to take'.

2. The largest recorded sack of gold weighed over 11,000 pounds.

3. In cricket, a 'sacked' ball is one that has been tampered with, usually by being rubbed with saliva to alter its condition.

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Related Concepts

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1. plunder: The act of taking spoils or valuables from a place, especially after a military conquest.

2. dismissal: The act of terminating someone's employment or ending a relationship.

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Culture

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In literature, 'sacked' has been used to describe the devastation of cities or the dismissal of employees. In art, there are numerous depictions of cities being sacked throughout history.

How to Memorize "sacked"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of taking something by force or the image of a city being plundered.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of taking something or the image of a city in ruins.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sack it up' to remember the past tense and past participle of the verb 'sack'.

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