Bindle vs. Sack
Bindlenoun
Any given length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something.
Bindlenoun
A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.
Bindlenoun
Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.
Bindle
A bindle is the bag, sack, or carrying device stereotypically used by the American sub-culture of hobos. A was another name for a hobo who carried a bindle.
Sacknoun
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.
Sacknoun
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).
Sacknoun
(uncountable) The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.
Sacknoun
(uncountable) Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
Sacknoun
(American football) A successful tackle of the quarterback. See verb sense4 below.
Sacknoun
(baseball) One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.
Sacknoun
(informal) Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense4 below.
Sacknoun
Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.
Sacknoun
(dated) (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.
Sacknoun
(dated) A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.
Sacknoun
The scrotum.
Sacknoun
(dated) A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.
Sackverb
To put in a sack or sacks.
Sackverb
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
Sackverb
To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
Sackverb
(American football) To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.
Sackverb
(informal) To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
Sackverb
(colloquial) In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.
Sacknoun
A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines.
Sacknoun
A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a receptacle made of some kind of pliable material, as cloth, leather, and the like; a large pouch.
Sacknoun
A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels.
Sacknoun
Originally, a loosely hanging garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders, and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; as, a dressing sack.
Sacknoun
A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.
Sacknoun
See 2d Sac, 2.
Sacknoun
Bed.
Sacknoun
The pillage or plunder, as of a town or city; the storm and plunder of a town; devastation; ravage.
Sackverb
To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.
Sackverb
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
Sackverb
To plunder or pillage, as a town or city; to devastate; to ravage.
Sacknoun
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Sacknoun
an enclosed space;
Sacknoun
the quantity contained in a sack
Sacknoun
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
Sacknoun
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
Sacknoun
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily
Sacknoun
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Sacknoun
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter;
Sacknoun
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Sackverb
plunder (a town) after capture;
Sackverb
terminate the employment of;
Sackverb
make as a net profit;
Sackverb
put in a sack;
Sacknoun
a large bag made of a strong material such as hessian, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods.
Sacknoun
the contents of a sack or the amount it can contain
Sacknoun
a woman's short loose unwaisted dress, typically narrowing at the hem, popular especially in the 1950s.
Sacknoun
a woman's long loose dress or gown.
Sacknoun
a decorative piece of dress material fastened to the shoulders of a woman's gown in loose pleats and forming a long train, fashionable in the 18th century.
Sacknoun
dismissal from employment
Sacknoun
bed, especially as regarded as a place for sex.
Sacknoun
a base.
Sacknoun
an act of tackling of a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.
Sacknoun
the pillaging of a town or city
Sacknoun
a dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from Spain and the Canaries.
Sackverb
dismiss from employment
Sackverb
tackle (a quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage
Sackverb
put into a sack or sacks
Sackverb
(chiefly in historical contexts) plunder and destroy (a captured town or building)
