to sack
30
3.5
- verb
- /sæk/
- UK
- The manager had no choice but to sack the employee after repeated violations of company policy.
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Watch on YouTubeThey they basically were demanding at one point for Spotify to sack Joe Rogan.
- They they basically were demanding at one point for Spotify to sack Joe Rogan.
- So basically saying he's a transphobe, we've sacked him.
- So they had question marks raised about their evidence logs and the FA sacked them basically.
- But when people speak out, they get sacked and cancelled.
- This is, it's, this is actually a predatory sport and getting people sacked.
- Cheryl Cole, She got sacked from American X Factor before it even started.
- I think they used, they contacted them eight times to try and get them sacked.
- All they're going to ask you is whether is if you sacked the guy for doing what you wanted, why are you still there?
- You know, players don't get sacked, Players don't get sacked, right?
- John Law was just being sacked and and he said it was almost like parrots sacked.
Examples
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If you get sacked for harassing a student, you won't be able to find a job anywhere.
Fiction book (2002) -
Look, I... understand if I'm sacked now, all right?
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I do not want to sack you.
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Find out and sack him immediately!
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But when people speak out, they get sacked and cancelled.
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Sullivan had arrived at UVa less than two years before the board tried to sack her.
Academic text (2017) -
My uncle, who had been promoted to Colonel, was sacked without inquiry.
Fiction book (1997) -
Sisson was sacked from his factory job when his employer found out.
Academic text (2010) -
I know this because I've been sacked before in a comparable industry.
Blog text (10) -
If you're going to sack me, then sack me; don't dismiss what I stand for.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
∞
2.8
To officially make someone leave their job
524
3.0
Force someone to leave a place or group
376
3.0
To force someone to leave a place, job, or group
129
3.0
Make someone leave a job or group because of a problem
110
4.4
Officially release someone from a duty, job, or responsibility
87
3.3
To remove someone from their job
72
4.4
To make someone leave a job by pressure or threats
67
5.5
To make someone stop working for a company
46
3.8
To stop employing someone so they lose their job
33
7.7
To fire someone from their job in informal speech
24
7.9
Make someone leave quickly and forcefully
20
5.8
Force someone to leave a job or organization suddenly
12
7.4
To stop someone from working at their job, usually because of bad work or behavior
8
4.1
Formally tell an employee that their job will end
1
7.4
To suddenly end someone's job or a relationship, often without warning
1
5.2
To make someone leave their job, often as punishment or during job cuts
1
4.0
To force someone to leave a place, group or job
To stop employing someone, often suddenly as punishment
To tell someone they must leave their job
To make someone leave quickly to show they are not wanted
Antonyms
Idioms
1
9.9
A thing or deal you accept before you know its real value that often turns out disappointing
Phrasal Verbs
1
5.2
To make someone leave their job, often as punishment or during job cuts
Compounds
A piece of clothing with thin straps behind the neck and a loose straight shape
How Severe
- Formal
67
5.5
- UK
30
3.5
176
3.3
- Formal
246
4.2
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb sack meaning 'to dismiss' follows the same image — to give someone the 'sack' of their things — so to sack someone is to fire them from their job.