Sack — meaning in English

English meaning

• bag noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
• poke verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.
• sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.

Senses

Sack is used for these senses in English:

• bag (countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.
• gunny sack A sack made from burlap, used for agricultural produce.
• poke (archaic, or, Appalachia) A sack or bag. [from early 13th c.]
• sack A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

bag — full definition

1. noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
2. verb To put something into a bag, or more broadly, to succeed in getting or catching something.

poke — full definition

1. verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.
2. verb To thrust something out or forward, such as one's head or tongue.
3. noun A prod, jab, or thrust.
4. noun A Hawaiian dish of cubed raw fish mixed with seasonings.

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