Discharge
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To accomplish or complete, as an obligation. To expel or let go. To release (an accumulated charge). To release (an inpatient) from hospital. To release (a member of the armed forces) from service. To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling). To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: (uncountable) pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology the act of accomplishing (an obligation) the act of expelling or letting go the act of releasing an accumulated charge the act of releasing an inpatient from hospital the act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second)
Example sentence: Mr. Ware has no right to discharge any of his laborers on account of their political opinion.
Sack
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.Loot or booty obtained by pillage.A successful tackle of the quarterback. See verb sense3 below.One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense4 below.Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.(also sacque) A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.The scrotum.A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To put in a sack or sacks.To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.To discharge from a job or position; to fire.In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.
Example sentence: I remember thinking that a girdle was barbaric, and that never in a million years would I treat myself like a sleeping bag being shoved into a stuff sack. Never! Instead, I would run marathons and work out and be in perfect shape and reject the tyranny of the girdle forever.