1. dismissed from employment
Usage: informal
2. put into sacks or bags
3. tackled the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage
Usage: American football

Examples

• He was sacked for repeatedly arriving late to work.
• The company sacked fifty employees due to budget cuts.
• The workers sacked the grain before loading it onto trucks.
• The quarterback was sacked twice in the first quarter.
• The ancient city was sacked by invading armies.
• She got sacked after the new manager took over.
• They sacked the potatoes and stored them in the warehouse.