sacking
English Thesaurus
1. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
hyponym | : | superannuation, |
definition | : | the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | conge, congee, |
definition | : | an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | removal, |
definition | : | dismissal from office (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | honorable discharge, |
definition | : | a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | dishonorable discharge, |
definition | : | a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | section eight, |
definition | : | a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable (noun.act) |
2. coarse fabric used for bags or sacks (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | cloth, fabric, material, textile, |
definition | : | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | burlap, gunny, |
definition | : | coarse jute fabric (noun.artifact) |
substance holonym | : | jute, |
definition | : | a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks (noun.substance) |
3. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
derivation | : | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, |
definition | : | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social) |
derivation | : | discharge, free, |
definition | : | free from obligations or duties (verb.social) |
4. coarse fabric used for bags or sacks (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | bag, |
definition | : | put into a bag (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | bag, |
definition | : | hang loosely, like an empty bag (verb.stative) |
5. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
derivation | : | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, |
definition | : | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social) |
derivation | : | discharge, free, |
definition | : | free from obligations or duties (verb.social) |
6. coarse fabric used for bags or sacks (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | bag, |
definition | : | put into a bag (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | bag, |
definition | : | hang loosely, like an empty bag (verb.stative) |
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