sack vs congee

sack and congee both are nouns.

sack and congee both are verbs.

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

As nouns, congee is a hyponym of sack; that is, congee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sack:

sack: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
congee: an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal

Other hyponyms of sack include superannuation, conge, removal, deactivation, inactivation, honorable discharge, dishonorable discharge, Section Eight.

sack (noun)	congee (noun)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)	formal permission to depart
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter	an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases	(architecture) a concave molding
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist	a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
the quantity contained in a sack
an enclosed space

sack (verb)	congee (verb)
put in a sack	perform a ceremonious bow
plunder (a town) after capture	depart after obtaining formal permission
make as a net profit
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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