ack

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Translingual

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Symbol

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ack

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Aka-Kora.

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of acknowledged.

Noun

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ack (plural acks)

  1. (military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
    • 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 173:
      They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer.
  2. (data communications) acknowledgment signal
Alternative forms
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  • (data communications): ACK
Antonyms
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  • (antonym(s) of data communications): nack, nak
Derived terms
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Verb

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ack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle acking, simple past and past participle acked)

  1. Alternative form of ACK.

Interjection

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ack

  1. (radio communications) acknowledged

Etymology 2

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Imitative.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)

Interjection

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ack

  1. Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.

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Scots

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Etymology

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From Middle English acte, from Old French act, from Latin ācta, plural of āctus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ack (plural acks)

  1. act

Verb

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ack (past participle acket)

  1. to act

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish akh, from Middle Low German ach (an unhappy interjection).

Interjection

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ack

  1. alas, oh (exclamation of sorrow, awe, etc. – being moved by emotion)
    Ack och ve!
    Woe and alas!
Usage notes
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Inherently sad, but sometimes used in a positive sense of passion, awe, and the like (see for example the quotations). Compare how someone might put their hand on their chest and have a slightly sad expression on their face when witnessing something they find awe-inspiringly wonderful.

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Etymology 2

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Clipping of ackumulator.

Noun

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ack c

  1. (electronics, slang) an electric accumulator.
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