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sacked
1[ sakt ]
adjective
- Informal. dismissed or discharged from a job:
The company was forced to recognize union rights and reinstate the sacked workers.
- Football. (of the quarterback) tackled behind the line of scrimmage before being able to throw a pass:
We've all seen it and winced—the sacked quarterback who can't get up.
- put into a sack or sacks:
The creek channel is constrained by the sacked concrete used to reinforce both of its banks in the 1950s.
I let him push the cart with my sacked groceries out to my parked car.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of sack 1.
sacked
2[ sakt ]
adjective
- destroyed or pillaged, as after capture:
In the 13th century, Nicaea was a haven for refugees from the sacked city of Constantinople.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of sack 2.
Word History and Origins
Origin of sacked1
Origin of sacked2
Example Sentences
This was the same year that many experienced Atlanticists such as Ruszin-Szendi were sacked as part of a "rejuvenation" of the military.
A former 999 call-handler has accused the Met Police of breaking its promise to listen to whistleblowers, after a colleague she reported was sacked but then given back his job.
He was sacked after only six months in charge, while Graham Potter has been unable to engineer any significant improvement.
Emmanuel Thomas, by then 33, appeared in court charged with orchestrating the attempted importation of drugs, and was sacked by his club.
Tottenham watched Manchester United retain Erik ten Hag last summer after leading them to the FA Cup only for the Dutchman to be sacked just five months later.
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