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    sacking
    /ˈsakɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. an act of dismissing someone from employment: informal "the offence merited a written warning that could lead to a sacking"
    • 2. the pillaging of a town or city: "Edward took Caen and subjected it to a brutal sacking"

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  2. SACKING definition: 1. an act of removing someone from a job: 2. an attack on a building or town in which a lot of…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of SACKING is an act of dismissal from employment or an office. How to use sacking in a sentence.

  4. noun. stout, coarse woven material of hemp, jute, or the like, chiefly for sacks. Also called: sackcloth. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1580–90; sack1 + -ing1]

  5. Definition of sacking noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. Sacking definition: stout, coarse woven material of hemp, jute, or the like, chiefly for sacks. . See examples of SACKING used in a sentence.

  7. Define sacking. sacking synonyms, sacking pronunciation, sacking translation, English dictionary definition of sacking. n. A coarse, stout woven cloth, such as burlap or gunny, used for making sacks; sackcloth.

  8. sack something (of an army, etc., especially in the past) to destroy things and steal property in a town or building. Rome was sacked by the Goths in 410. The army rebelled and sacked the palace. sack somebody (in American football) to knock down the quarterback.

  9. Definitions of sacking. noun. coarse fabric used for bags or sacks. synonyms: bagging. see more. noun. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) synonyms: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, heave-ho, liberation, release, sack. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Sacking."

  10. Jul 28, 2023 · sacking ( countable and uncountable, plural sackings) ( uncountable) Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags ( sacks ). The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow. ( countable) Firing or termination of an employee. He followed his sacking with a good drink.

  11. 1. a large bag made of coarse cloth, thick paper, etc, used as a container. 2. Also called: sackful. the amount contained in a sack, sometimes used as a unit of measurement. 3.