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sacking
(encz) | sacking,propuštění n: Zdeněk Brož |
Sacking
(gcide) | Sack \Sack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sacked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sacking.] [See Sack pillage.]
To plunder or pillage, as a town or city; to devastate; to
ravage.
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The Romans lay under the apprehensions of seeing their
city sacked by a barbarous enemy. --Addison.
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Sacking
(gcide) | Sacking \Sack"ing\, n. [AS. saeccing, from saecc sack, bag.]
Stout, coarse cloth of which sacks, bags, etc., are made.
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sacking
(wn) | sacking
n 1: coarse fabric used for bags or sacks [syn: sacking,
bagging]
2: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge,
firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking] |
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hopsacking
(encz) | hopsacking, n: |
ransacking
(encz) | ransacking, n: |
sacking
(encz) | sacking,propuštění n: Zdeněk Brož |
hopsacking
(gcide) | hopsacking \hopsacking\ n.
a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen, used in
clothing.
Syn: hopsack.
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Ransacking
(gcide) | Ransack \Ran"sack\ (r[a^]n"s[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Ransacked (-s[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Ransacking.] [OE.
ransaken, Icel. rannsaka to explore, examine; rann a house
(akin to Goth. razn house, AS. r[ae]sn plank, beam) + the
root of s[ae]kja to seek, akin to E. seek. See Seek, and
cf. Rest repose.]
1. To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of;
as, to ransack a house.
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To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts.
--South.
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2. To plunder; to pillage completely.
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Their vow is made
To ransack Troy. --Shak.
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3. To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.]
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Rich spoil of ransacked chastity. --Spenser.
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hopsacking
(wn) | hopsacking
n 1: a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in
clothing [syn: hopsacking, hopsack] |
ransacking
(wn) | ransacking
n 1: a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or
confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't
find his skis" [syn: ransacking, rummage] |
sacking
(wn) | sacking
n 1: coarse fabric used for bags or sacks [syn: sacking,
bagging]
2: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge,
firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking] |
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