sack vs pillage

pillage vs sack

sack and pillage both are nouns.

sack and pillage both are verbs.

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

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

sack: the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
pillage: the act of stealing valuable things from a place

Other hypernyms of sack include pillaging, plundering.

sack (noun)	pillage (noun)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)	the act of stealing valuable things from a place
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter	goods or money obtained illegally
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)	pillage (verb)
put in a sack	steal goods; take as spoils
plunder (a town) after capture
make as a net profit
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Difference between sack and pillage

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