sack
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- noun
- /sæk/
:
saco
- She carried a sack filled with fresh vegetables from the market.
- a sack of rice
- a sack of flour
- a sack of grain
I don't have a sack of almonds or a sack of hazelnuts.
- I don't have a sack of almonds or a sack of hazelnuts.
- And then when your candy sack broke, it was night time.
- Sending water, medicines and all this sack of grains.
- And but so they set the sack on fire and I escaped.
- So a wire basket, a burlap sack, something like that, a mesh bag.
- Boy, 'cause if I found that sack of chocos to the Dome.
- Ashley has a double Gray like Walmart sack and she's going like it's Halloween.
- I have a big full sack of apples with your name on it.
- He didn't know about cells. They thought cells were little sacks of gooey stuff.
- It doesn't give a little bit of potato sack vibes yes a little bit.
Examples
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Jeff walks across a log on a river with the sack of eggs on his head.
Academic text (1992) -
No, the next ingredient is a sack of meat.
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And all we had was like a brown sack lunch bag.
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I got a sack of tools, and...
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I was talking about a sack of nuts.
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I have a big full sack of apples with your name on it.
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The other one full of books, heavy as a sack of bricks.
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Then I went to the garden, collected two sacks of apples, and brought them home.
Academic text (1998) -
His mother was lifting the food out of sacks on the kitchen table, sorting it into piles.
Fiction book (1990) -
Men, women, and children tote bundles of bananas, large sacks of grain, and loads of firewood on their heads.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
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A bag with shoulder straps that you wear on your back to carry your things
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A thin bag made of plastic for carrying or storing things
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A warm padded bag to sleep in when camping
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A bag made of paper that shops use to carry things you buy
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4.4
A large soft bag used to carry clothes and gear when traveling
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3.1
A large cloth bag with a round shape for carrying clothes and other things for travel or sport
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2.7
A bag with straps you carry on your back to hold personal things
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1.0
A strong plastic bag used to hold and carry garbage
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A bag, usually plastic or thick paper with handles, used to carry things after shopping
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1.8
A large strong cloth container with two long handles for carrying books or shopping
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A paper or plastic container people use to carry food and other items from a store
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A small bag with a string for holding coins
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1.1
An amount that fills a bag, like apples or candies
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2.4
A simple paper bag used to carry a packed lunch
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A large bag made of rough cloth used for carrying or storing things like potatoes
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A bag made from rough cloth used to carry or store things
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An amount that fills a sack, like a large bag of apples
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A large strong bag for carrying letters and packages
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1.1
A bag students use to carry books and school supplies
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9.9
A large travel bag made from carpet fabric used in the 1800s
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A rough bag used to carry grain or potatoes
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A long round bag with a drawstring used by sailors to carry clothes and personal items
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9.9
A small paper or plastic bag for carrying goods
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1.7
A bag shops give you to carry things you buy home
A large bag that a mail worker carries for letters and parcels
A bag with shoulder straps that you wear on your back to hold things
A strong bag soldiers use to carry clothes and equipment
A strong plastic bag used to hold household waste
A bag that keeps air from entering or leaving to protect what is inside
A small bag used to carry coins or cash
A bag for keeping old cloths used for cleaning
Idioms
A thing or deal you accept before you know its real value that often turns out disappointing
Compounds
A piece of clothing with thin straps behind the neck and a loose straight shape
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Sack comes from an old word for a 'bag' and is the same root as sachet, a small bag, so a sack is still a large bag for carrying or storing things.