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sack

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  1. ravage                
 
1. sack \'sak\ n [ME sak bag, sackcloth, fr. OE sacc; akin to OHG sac bag; 
   bot]h fr. a prehistoric Gmc word borrowed fr. L saccus bag & LL saccus 
   sackcloth, both fr. Gk sakkos bag, sackcloth, of Sem origin; akin to Heb 
   s'aq bag, sackcloth 1a: a large bag of coarse strong material  1b: a small 
   container of paper or similar material  2: the amount contained in a sack; 
   esp : a fixed amount of a certai n commodity sometimes used as a unit of 
   measure 3a: a woman's loose-fitting dress  3b: a short usu. loose-fitting 
   coat for women and children  3c: SACQUE  4: DISMISSAL - usu. used with get 
   or give  5: BUNK, BED  6: a base in baseball 
2. sack vt 1: to put or place in a sack  2: to dismiss esp. summarily 
3. sack n [modif. of MF sec dry, fr. L siccus; akin to OHG si-han to] 
   filter, Gk hikmas moisture : a usu. dry white wine imported to England from 
   the south of Europe durin g the 16th and 17th centuries
4. sack n [MF sac, fr. OIt sacco, lit., bag, fr. L saccus] : the plundering 
   of a captured town 
5. sack vt 1: to plunder (as a town) after capture  2: to strip of 
   valuables : LOOT  - sack.er n