sack vs bag

sack and bag both are nouns.

sack and bag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sack	Yes	No	Yes	No
bag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bag is a hypernym of sack; that is, bag is a word with a broader meaning than sack:

sack: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
bag: a flexible container with a single opening

sack (noun)	bag (noun)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)	an activity that you like or at which you are superior
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter	mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases	a flexible container with a single opening
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist	a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily	a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket	a place that the runner must touch before scoring
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)	an ugly or ill-tempered woman
the quantity contained in a sack	the quantity that a bag will hold
an enclosed space	the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)

sack (verb)	bag (verb)
put in a sack	put into a bag
plunder (a town) after capture	capture or kill, as in hunting
make as a net profit	take unlawfully
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
	hang loosely, like an empty bag

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