sac

Plural: sacs

Noun

• A pouch-like structure in a plant or animal.
• an enclosed space
• a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule
• a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
• a structure resembling a bag in an animal
• A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
• A sacrifice.
• The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines; now used only in the phrase sac and soc or soc and sac.

Verb

• To sacrifice.

Examples

• A strategically placed SAC can create a tight, unplayable area for an opponent.
• I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon.
• Kasparov sacked his queen early on in the game to gain a positional advantage against Kramnik.
• Kasparov's queen sac early in the game gained him a positional advantage against Kramnik.

Synonyms

pocket, pouch, sack, Sauk, theca

Related Words

cul de sac, poutchine au sac, sac lacsac up, sac-a-lait