- pronunciation:
- saek
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sacks, sacking, sacked |
| definition: |
to steal valuable things from, after capturing.
Thousands of years ago, a Greek army sacked the walled city of Troy.- synonyms:
- loot, plunder
- similar words:
- gut, rob
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| related words: |
raid, strip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of stealing from and destroying a place that has been captured.
Many great heroes died in the sack of Troy. |
| related words: |
fall, loot |
| derivation: |
sacker (n.) |
The words
sack and
sac sound alike but have different meanings.