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Sacking

noun/sˈækɪŋ/
Definition
coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈækɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈakɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈakɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /sˈækɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouncoarse fabric used for bags or sacks
nounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
verbplunder (a town) after capture
“the barbarians sacked Rome”
verbterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
“The boss fired his secretary today”
verbmake as a net profit
“The company cleared $1 million”
verbput in a sack
“The grocer sacked the onions”
Word Forms
bagverbhang loosely, like an empty bag
dismissverbterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
dischargeverbfree from obligations or duties
fireverbterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
sackverbterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
sacknounthe plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
plunderernounsomeone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
plundernoungoods or money obtained illegally
plunderagenounthe act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
plunderingnounthe act of stealing valuable things from a place
firingnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
dismissibleadjectivesubject to dismissal
dismissionnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
dismissalnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
sackingnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Entlassung
grober Stoff, der für Taschen oder Säcke verwendet wird
🇫🇷French
sac
tissu grossier utilisé pour les sacs ou les sachets
🇪🇸Spanish
despido
tela gruesa utilizada para bolsas o sacos
🇮🇹Italian
licenziamento
tessuto grossolano utilizzato per borse o sacchi
🇳🇱Dutch
ontslaan
grove stof gebruikt voor tassen of zakken
🇵🇹Portuguese
demissão
tecido grosso usado para bolsas ou sacos
🇷🇺Russian
увольнение
грубая ткань, используемая для сумок или мешков
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बर्खास्त
बैग या बोरे के लिए उपयोग किया जाने वाला मोटा कपड़ा
🇧🇩Bengali
বরখাস্ত করা
ব্যাগ বা বস্তা জন্য ব্যবহৃত মোটা ফ্যাব্রিক
🇮🇳Tamil
பதவி நீக்கம்
பைகள் அல்லது சாக்குகளுக்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் கரடுமுரடான துணி
🇮🇳Telugu
బర్తరఫ్
బ్యాగ్‌లు లేదా బస్తాల కోసం ఉపయోగించే ముతక బట్ట
🇮🇳Marathi
काढून टाकणे
पिशव्या किंवा सॅकसाठी वापरलेले खडबडीत फॅब्रिक
🇮🇳Gujarati
બરતરફ
બેગ અથવા કોથળીઓ માટે વપરાયેલ બરછટ ફેબ્રિક
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಜಾಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು
ಚೀಲಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಚೀಲಗಳಿಗೆ ಬಳಸುವ ಒರಟಾದ ಬಟ್ಟೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചാക്കിംഗ്
ബാഗുകൾക്കോ ​​ചാക്കുകൾക്കോ ​​ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന പരുക്കൻ തുണി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਰਖਾਸਤ ਕਰਨਾ
ਬੈਗਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਬੋਰੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਮੋਟਾ ਫੈਬਰਿਕ
🇵🇰Urdu
برطرفی
تھیلے یا بوریوں کے لیے استعمال ہونے والا موٹا کپڑا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
解雇
用于袋子或麻袋的粗布
🇯🇵Japanese
解雇
バッグや袋に使用される目の粗い布地
🇰🇷Korean
약탈
가방이나 자루에 사용되는 거친 천
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sa thải
vải thô dùng làm túi hoặc bao tải
🇹🇭Thai
การไล่ออก
ผ้าหยาบที่ใช้ทำกระเป๋าหรือกระสอบ
🇮🇩Indonesian
pemecatan
kain kasar yang digunakan untuk tas atau karung
🇵🇭Filipino
sako
magaspang na tela na ginagamit para sa mga bag o sako
🇲🇾Malay
memecat
kain kasar yang digunakan untuk beg atau guni
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إقالة
قماش خشن يستخدم للحقائب أو الأكياس
🇮🇷Persian
اخراج کردن
پارچه درشتی که برای کیسه یا گونی استفاده می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
çuvallama
Çantalar veya çuvallar için kullanılan kaba kumaş
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֲרִיג שַׂק
בד גס המשמש לתיקים או שקים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sacking'?
The primary meaning of 'sacking' is 'coarse fabric used for bags or sacks'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sacking' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sacking' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sacking' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sacking' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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