Meanings
verbgive the sack (third-person singular simple present gives the sack, present participle giving the sack, simple past gave the sack, past participle given the sack)
present singular third person gives the sack · participle present giving the sack · past gave the sack · participle past given the sack
Synonyms & antonyms
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verbterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
give the sack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20the%20sack
MLA
“give the sack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20the%20sack. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “give the sack,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20the%20sack.
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