ack
Translingual
Symbol
ack
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Clipping of acknowledged.
Noun
ack (plural acks)
- (military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage 2014, p. 173:
- They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer.
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage 2014, p. 173:
- (data communications) acknowledgment signal
Alternative forms
- (data communications): ACK
Antonyms
Derived terms
Verb
ack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle acking, simple past and past participle acked)
- Alternative form of ACK.
Interjection
ack
- (radio communications) acknowledged
Etymology 2
Imitative.
Interjection
ack
- Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
Anagrams
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English acte, from Old French act, from Latin ācta, plural of āctus.
Pronunciation
Noun
ack (plural acks)
- act.
Verb
ack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle akkin, simple past acket, past participle acket)
- to act
Derived terms
References
- “ack, n., v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish akh, from Middle Low German ach (“an unhappy interjection”).
Interjection
ack
See also
Etymology 2
Clipping of ackumulator.
Noun
ack c
- (electronics, slang) an electric accumulator.
Declension
Declension of ack | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ack | acken | ackar | ackarna |
Genitive | acks | ackens | ackars | ackarnas |
Synonyms
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