to sack out

Examples

• All

• This is, uh, where you're gonna be able to sack out at night.

  Calendar Girl (1993)

• " Commander, I think I'm going to go and sack out for a while.

  Fiction book (1992)

• You got anywhere to sack out for a while? -

  Bad Santa (2003)

• You could really sack out in this thing.

  Envy (2004)

• I could sack out right here, no problem.

  Creepozoids (1987)

• If I could maybe sack out for a while and get myself together.

  Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)

• After she left, he could sack out all day if he wanted.

  Fiction book (1992)

• After a long day at work, I decided to sack out early to get some rest.

• After the party, everyone was too tired to stay awake and just sacked out on the sofas.

• I love to sack out on the weekends and catch up on my sleep.

Synonyms

G

to go to bed

vsto sack out

485 1.0

To get into bed to sleep

is the informal variant used mainly in casual speech

G

to go to sleep

vsto sack out

369 1.0

To stop being awake and rest with your eyes closed

stresses going to bed at night as a usual nightly rest action

C

to crash

vsto sack out

• Informal

111 7.0

To sleep somewhere for a short time without planning to

focuses on deliberately sleeping for the night rather than temporary lodging

C

to call it a night

vsto sack out

• Informal

52 3.2

Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home

specifically names the informal act of sleeping for nightly rest

T

to turn in

vsto sack out

• Informal

27 3.5

To go to bed to sleep

is informal speech used for the same nightly resting action

R

to retire

vsto sack out

• Formal

16 5.8

Go to bed to sleep, usually at night

is informal and casual, used in everyday speech for nightly rest

H

to hit the sack

vsto sack out

• Informal

10 6.0

To go to bed to sleep

is an informal way to sleep for the night rather than a formal term

H

to hit the hay

vsto sack out

• Informal

8 6.0

To go to bed to sleep after a long day

is informal too but focuses on sleeping to rest for the night

B

to bunk down

vsto sack out

• Informal

5 6.8

To sleep in a temporary place like on the floor or in the living room

is used for ordinary nightly rest rather than improvised sleeping places

B

to bed down

vsto sack out

4 4.5

To sleep in a temporary place like a barn or tent

refers to normal nightly rest rather than sleeping in makeshift conditions

H

to hit the pillow

vsto sack out

• Informal

4 3.7

To go to bed and fall asleep quickly because you are tired

means going to bed for the night rather than the speed of sleeping

C

to crawl in

vsto sack out

• Informal

3 3.3

To go to bed slowly because you feel very tired

is similar but does not emphasize slow or tired movement into bed

H

to hit the sheets

vsto sack out

• Informal

1 8.6

To go to bed to sleep

is equally informal but often implies sleeping for the whole night

F

to fall in the sack

vsto sack out

• Informal

8.8

To go to bed or sleep

is the same informal idea but emphasizes resting for the night

K

to kip down

vsto sack out

• UK

9.6

To sleep somewhere for a short time, often on a sofa

is informal home-night sleeping rather than temporary or rough sleeping

Antonyms

W

to wake up

∞ 1.0

To stop sleeping or make someone else stop sleeping

S

to stay up

• Informal

253 2.4

To be awake later than usual

How Sleepy

to crash

• Informal

111 7.0

to sack out

• Informal

4 7.5

to hit the sack

• Informal

10 6.0

to go to bed

485 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology