"ack" meaning in English

See ack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /æk/
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: Clipping of acknowledged. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|acknowledged}} Clipping of acknowledged Head templates: {{en-interj}} ack
  1. (radio communications) acknowledged
    Sense id: en-ack-en-intj-PvJchJGX Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, radio-communications
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /æk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ack.wav
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-interj}} ack
  1. Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
    Sense id: en-ack-en-intj-C8rH0fy2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /æk/ Forms: acks [plural]
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: Clipping of acknowledged. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|acknowledged}} Clipping of acknowledged Head templates: {{en-noun}} ack (plural acks)
  1. (military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-ack-en-noun-3lSncAIi Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (data communications) acknowledgment signal Synonyms (data communications): ACK
    Sense id: en-ack-en-noun-he8U9LL4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 3 42 46 Disambiguation of 'data communications': 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ack emma, ack-ack
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /æk/ Forms: acks [present, singular, third-person], acking [participle, present], acked [participle, past], acked [past]
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: Clipping of acknowledged. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|acknowledged}} Clipping of acknowledged Head templates: {{en-verb}} ack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle acking, simple past and past participle acked)
  1. Alternative form of ACK. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ACK
    Sense id: en-ack-en-verb-Ygt-VQ~v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 3 42 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “data communications”",
      "word": "nack"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “data communications”",
      "word": "nak"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ack emma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ack-ack"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "acknowledged"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of acknowledged",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of acknowledged.",
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    {
      "form": "acks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "en:Military",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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          "ref": "1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 173:",
          "text": "They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "A",
          "A"
        ],
        [
          "signalling",
          "signalling"
        ]
      ],
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        "(military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications."
      ],
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        "historical"
      ],
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        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
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        "acknowledgment signal"
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        [
          "acknowledgment",
          "acknowledgment"
        ],
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          "signal"
        ]
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        "(data communications) acknowledgment signal"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "36 64",
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          "word": "ACK"
        }
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      "ipa": "/æk/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "ACK"
        }
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        "Alternative form of ACK."
      ],
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/æk/"
    },
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    }
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      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of acknowledged",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "intj",
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        "acknowledged"
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        "(radio communications) acknowledged"
      ],
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        "broadcasting",
        "media",
        "radio",
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/æk/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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    }
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        "Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation."
      ],
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  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/æk/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-æk"
    }
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of “data communications”",
      "word": "nack"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “data communications”",
      "word": "nak"
    }
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English three-letter words",
    "English verbs",
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    "Rhymes:English/æk",
    "Rhymes:English/æk/1 syllable"
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    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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          "type": "quote"
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      ],
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          "A",
          "A"
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        "(military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications."
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        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
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        "acknowledgment signal"
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          "acknowledgment",
          "acknowledgment"
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      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(data communications) acknowledgment signal"
      ]
    }
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    },
    {
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "data communications",
      "word": "ACK"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
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    },
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      ]
    },
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          "word": "ACK"
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      ],
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        "Alternative form of ACK."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/æk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æk"
    }
  ],
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}

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