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- pronunciation:
- saek
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sacks, sacking, sacked |
| definition: |
to rob of valuables after capturing; plunder; despoil.
The invaders sacked the city.- synonyms:
- despoil, loot, pillage, plunder
- similar words:
- gut, harry, lay waste, maraud, ransack, ravage, ravish, rob, vandalize
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| related words: |
raid, strip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the plundering and destruction of a place that has been captured.
The historian described the sack of the great city.- synonyms:
- depredation, loot, pillage, plunder, rape, rapine
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| definition 2: |
items taken in plundering; loot.
The leaders returned to their capital with their sack.- synonyms:
- booty, loot, plunder, spoils
- similar words:
- pillage
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| related words: |
fall, loot |
| derivation: |
sacker (n.) |
The words sack and sac sound alike but have different meanings.
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