Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hit the sack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
hit the -sack
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go to bed.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

A reference to the manner in which farmers tend to sleep on sacks of hay.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hits the sack (present, singular) hitting the sack (participle, present)

Phrases

sack out

Frequently Paired Words

sack out

Synonyms

hit the hay hit the rack turn into a pumpkin hit the sheets go to bed turn in bed crawl in kip down sack out go to sleep retire

Questions

What does hit the sack mean?
To go to bed.
Where does hit the sack come from?
A reference to the manner in which farmers tend to sleep on sacks of hay.

How to pronounce hit the sack

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