sack, bag
→
to discharge, dismiss
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | sack | |
| Meaning 1 | bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (informal) to discharge from a job or position | He was sacked last September. |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | From French | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme 1 | sac | |
| Lexeme 2 | saquer | |
| Meaning 1 | sack, bag | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to discharge, dismiss | Je suis sacqué, probablement (...) le décret de révocation a peut-être été soumis hier à la signature présidentielle (Courteline, Client sér., 1897, 1, p. 7) I am sacked, probably (...) the decree of revocation may have been submitted yesterday for presidential signature |
| Reference | CNRTL | |
| Comment | Since 1866. From the expression donner (à qqn) son sac (et ses quilles) 'to dismiss' already att. in 1611 | |