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ack

1

[ ak ]

interjection

  1. (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.

2

abbreviation for

  1. acknowledge.
  2. 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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