[{"word":"sacking","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(games) To sacrifice.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To put in a sack or sacks.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Help me sack the groceries."},{"definition":"To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The barbarians sacked Rome."},{"definition":"To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To discharge from a job or position; to fire.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He was sacked last September."},{"definition":"In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The kids all sacked out before 9:00 on New Year’s Eve."}],"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"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow."},{"definition":"Firing or termination of an employee.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He followed his sacking with a good drink."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sac","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sack","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sacking"]}]