0 past simple and past participle of sack
1 to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them:
They sacked her for being late.
He got sacked from his last job.
2 in American football, to attack the quarterback in order to prevent him from throwing the ball:
The quarterback was sacked only once and completed 16 out of 23 passes.
3 to attack a building or town, causing a lot of destruction and stealing many valuable things:
I've never been sacked from a job.
They can't sack you for refusing.
Sacked workers automatically lost their homes.
Some of the sacked workers then occupied the town square in protest.
This was the 28th sacked manager in 11 years.
