"vac" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /væk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vac.wav Forms: vacs [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-noun}} vac (plural vacs)
  1. (informal) Clipping of vacation (“extended period of time away from work or school”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: vacation (extra: extended period of time away from work or school) Derived forms (vacation): long vac, swot vac
    Sense id: en-vac-en-noun-cSV49cLV Categories (other): English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 41 17 13 13 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 14 7 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 69 10 5 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 9 3 3 9 Disambiguation of 'vacation': 90 4 3 3
  2. (informal) Clipping of vacuum cleaner. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: vacuum cleaner Derived forms (vacuum): vac bed, vac pack Derived forms (vacuum cleaner): minivac
    Sense id: en-vac-en-noun-BbTll9ep Disambiguation of 'vacuum': 0 56 44 0 Disambiguation of 'vacuum cleaner': 3 92 5 1
  3. Clipping of vacuum. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: vacuum
    Sense id: en-vac-en-noun-1TaM10~R
  4. (informal) Clipping of vaccine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: vaccine
    Sense id: en-vac-en-noun-txEUlSeY

Verb

IPA: /væk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vac.wav Forms: vacs [present, singular, third-person], vaccing [participle, present], vacking [participle, present], vacced [participle, past], vacced [past], vacked [participle, past], vacked [past]
Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=~ked|pres_ptc2=~king}} vac (third-person singular simple present vacs, present participle vaccing or vacking, simple past and past participle vacced or vacked)
  1. To vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner. Related terms: sits vac
    Sense id: en-vac-en-verb-b6tp6GJa

Inflected forms

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          "_dis": "41 17 13 13 16",
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          "_dis": "63 14 7 7 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 10 5 5 10",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 9 3 3 9",
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3",
          "sense": "vacation",
          "word": "long vac"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3",
          "sense": "vacation",
          "word": "swot vac"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 324:",
          "text": "It was to be their last term at Oxford and Hilary had incited them both to journey with him to Provence for the long vac.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "vacation",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) Clipping of vacation (“extended period of time away from work or school”)."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "word": "vacuum cleaner"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5 1",
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          "word": "minivac"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 56 44 0",
          "sense": "vacuum",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 56 44 0",
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        "Clipping of vacuum cleaner."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Clipping of vacuum cleaner."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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        "Clipping of vacuum."
      ],
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          "vacuum#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "vaccine"
        }
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of vaccine."
      ],
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      ],
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        "(informal) Clipping of vaccine."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaccing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vacking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vacced",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vacced",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vacked",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "vacked",
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      },
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "To vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner."
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        ]
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          "word": "sits vac"
        }
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      "sense": "vacation",
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    },
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      "word": "swot vac"
    },
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      "sense": "vacuum cleaner",
      "word": "minivac"
    },
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    {
      "sense": "vacuum",
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        "(informal) Clipping of vacation (“extended period of time away from work or school”)."
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        "Clipping of vacuum cleaner."
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        "(informal) Clipping of vacuum cleaner."
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        "(informal) Clipping of vaccine."
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    },
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