SACK Synonyms
There are 40 hypernyms of the word sack. (close relations)
Definition of SACK
sacking
Best Alternative Words for SACK
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bag | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flexible container with a single opening • the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person) • a place that the runner must touch before scoring • a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) • the quantity that a bag will hold • a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes • an ugly or ill-tempered woman • mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) • an activity that you like or at which you are superior verb • capture or kill, as in hunting • hang loosely, like an empty bag • bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge • take unlawfully • put into a bag | ||||||||
pouch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things • an enclosed space • (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) verb • put into a small bag • send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels • swell or protrude outwards | ||||||||
backpack | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder verb • hike with a backpack | ||||||||
briefcase | nounn | |||||||
noun • a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books | ||||||||
carrier | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone whose employment involves carrying something • a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something • a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings • an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction • a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages • a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal • a man who delivers the mail • a boy who delivers newspapers • (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others • a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like • (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring | ||||||||
grip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of grasping • the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it • a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes • the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) • worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made • an intellectual hold or understanding • a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place verb • hold fast or firmly • to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | ||||||||
haversack | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder | ||||||||
holdall | nounn | |||||||
noun • a capacious bag or basket | ||||||||
kitbag | nounn | |||||||
noun • a knapsack (usually for a soldier) | ||||||||
knapsack | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder | ||||||||
pack | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large indefinite quantity • a complete collection of similar things • a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) • an association of criminals • an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose • a group of hunting animals • a cream that cleanses and tones the skin • a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect • a bundle (especially one carried on the back) verb • arrange in a container • fill to capacity • compress into a wad • carry, as on one's back • set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome • have with oneself; have on one's person • press tightly together or cram • hike with a backpack • press down tightly • seal with packing • have the property of being packable or of compacting easily • load with a pack • treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood | ||||||||
portmanteau | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings • a large travelling bag made of stiff leather | ||||||||
purse | nounn | |||||||
noun • a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) • a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse • a small bag for carrying money • a sum of money offered as a prize verb • contract one's lips into a rounded shape • gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker | ||||||||
rucksack | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder | ||||||||
satchel | nounn | |||||||
noun • luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap | ||||||||
suitcase | nounn | |||||||
noun • a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes | ||||||||
wallet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money | ||||||||
duffel bag | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings | ||||||||
can | verbv | |||||||
noun • airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. • the quantity contained in a can • a buoy with a round bottom and conical top • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on • a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination • a room or building equipped with one or more toilets verb • preserve in a can or tin • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||||||||
dismiss | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • bar from attention or consideration • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave • declare void | ||||||||