sack vs grocery bag

grocery bag vs sack

sack and grocery bag both are nouns.

sack is a verb but grocery bag is not a verb.

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

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

sack: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
grocery bag: a sack for holding customer's groceries

Other hyponyms of sack include doggie bag, doggy bag.

sack (noun)	grocery bag (noun)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)	a sack for holding customer's groceries
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
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)	grocery bag (verb)
put in a sack
plunder (a town) after capture
make as a net profit
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Difference between sack and grocery bag

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