sack

Homophones

• sac

Noun

Singular sack

Plural sacks

Tilo buhu

Jam'i buhunhuna or buhuna

1. A sack is a bag used to hold things. <> buhu - Ɗinkakken mazubin algarara; mazubi ɗinkakke; jaka, leda (plastic bag), taiki (made from hide).
2. (uncountable) To sack is to plunder and pillage a captured town or city. <> faɗuwa ko daƙile gari. Yi wa gari ɓuruntu.

   The sack of Rome. <> Ɓuruntun garin Rome

3. The sack is a slang word for bed. <> gadon bacci.

   I'm tired. I think I'll hit the sack and get some sleep. <> Na gaji. Na ke ji zan je in faɗa kan gado na yi bacci.

Synonyms

• bag (jaka)

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) sack

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) sacks

Past tense (ya wuce) sacked

Past participle (ya wuce) sacked

Present participle (ana cikin yi) sacking

1. If the company sacks you, they end your job; they fire you. <> kora daga aiki. Sallami wani daga aiki.

   Phil was sacked last week, and I think they will get rid of more people soon.

2. To plunder or pillage a captured town or city.

   The barbarians sacked Rome.

Synonyms

• fire
• terminate
• get rid of
• dismiss

Antonyms

• hire
• employ