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ack
1[ ak ]
interjection
- (used as an expression of dismay, frustration, surprise, or the like):
Ack! I left the steaks on the counter, and my dog ate them both.
ack.
2abbreviation for
- acknowledge.
- acknowledgment.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ack1
First recorded in 1995–2000
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Example Sentences
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“At first, I …,” Waters said, then uttered an interjection that sounded a lot like “ack!”
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Business has started to pick up, and inside one of the family’s rooms there are screws and a car ack next to a door.
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“Help my little wee ones! Oh, ack and alas, the poor children!”
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Leather, though somewhat muzzy, was sufficiently sober to be able to deliver this message, and acquaint Mr. Sponge with the impossibility of his 'ridin' the 'ack.'
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"Qu—," said the duck, and he disappeared before he had time to get the "-ack" out of him.
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