Sacking

Word SACKING
Character 7
Hyphenation sack ing
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Definitions and meanings of "Sacking"

What do we mean by sacking?

A coarse, stout woven cloth, such as burlap or gunny, used for making sacks; sackcloth. noun

A coarse fabric of hemp or flax, of which sacks, bags, etc., are made: also used for other purposes where strength and durability are required. Compare sacking-bottomed. noun

The act of plundering or pillaging, after storming and taking, as a house or a city. noun

Stout, coarse cloth of which sacks, bags, etc., are made. noun

Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks). noun

Firing or termination of an employee. noun

Present participle of sack. verb

The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) noun

Coarse fabric used for bags or sacks noun

(games) To sacrifice.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sacking

The word "sacking" in example sentences

The tongues of the bells he wrapped in sacking tied with grasses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He was wearing a very smooth line in Italian sacking and all that soot wouldn't be doing it any good at all but he didn't seem to care. ❋ MacLean, Alistair (1962)

Aside from how deeply I dislike the idea of sacking someone for talking about the creative process comics are apparently like sausages and laws: if you like the finished product, you should never find out how they're made, it's of interest to me, of course, because McDuffie directly namechecks Black Canary. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Durrani was working an American agenda, and his sacking was a step in right direction," said Gen. Aslam Beg, a former chief of army staff. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But with the outrage yielding some of the most violent attacks the Middle East has seen lately (outside of Iraq, that is) - namely the sacking of the Danish consulate in Beirut and of the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus - the protesters have gotten what they clearly are after: a closer look from the Western media. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mr. Harkness used a method of breaking horses called sacking out. ❋ Barbara Wright (2007)

The White House has said the idea of sacking federal prosecutors came from Harriet Miers, who replaced Gonzales as White House counsel after his cabinet promotion. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Cabal or no cabal there is one, of course, and it convened shortly before her sacking, that is… way over the line. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The art historian and archaeologist John Malcolm Russell on The Connection ... just called the sacking of Baghdad's museums The greatest catastrophe ever to befall a cultural institution in the history of the world. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Di Matteo's dismissal was also met with surprise by supporters, not only because West Brom have not been known as a sacking club - as chairman Jeremy Peace was at pains to point out, they have had just four managers in 11 years - but because of the relative progress made by the side. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Bailey's concession after his sacking was a virtual admission he had not wanted to win games. ❋ Unknown (2012)

She told the inquiry there was no doubt the sacking was the result of what happened with Macpherson. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Akermanis had endured two years of warnings, including up to six at the end of the 2008 season, and the club said the sacking was the result of a damaging "behavioural pattern". ❋ Unknown (2010)

IT WAS just after 10am on Tuesday, while Kristina Keneally was appearing on 2UE, that the idea of sacking the Roads and Traffic Authority chief, Michael Bushby, appeared to enter the Premier's head. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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