ack

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interjection

(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.

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Origin of ack

First recorded in 1995–2000

Words nearby ack

acinous gland, acinus, -acious, Acis, -acity, ack, ack-ack, ackee, ack-emma, acker, ackey

Other definitions for ack (2 of 2)

ack.

abbreviation

acknowledge.

acknowledgment.

How to use ack in a sentence

You know, Ack, the melancholy of it all is that we grew up there.
War Nostalgia Is Leading Veterans to Places Like Syria. One Went Missing There.|Elliot Ackerman|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A “Cathy” movie, filled with dietary struggles, overbearing mothers, and a script punctuated by a number of “Ack!”
Lights, Camera, Cocktails|Brody Brown|July 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Carlos has been staying busy perfecting his Obama impression including a sketch called BA-L-ACK Obama.
The Comedian-in-Chief|Jocelyn Guest|November 21, 2008|DAILY BEAST
"The ack-ack will knock those planes out of the sky," one of the sailors said.
The Lost Warship|Robert Moore Williams

Ain't nothin' ever gained by not bein' open 'n' above-board; that's my motto, and I ack up to it.
In the Arena|Booth Tarkington
Rocky raised his nose and head, braced himself as though to jump, and delivered a shrill “Ke-ack.”
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills
You 'spose dey let dose Crow tak de ack-kisr-attah to Crooked-Bear's boy?
John Ermine of the Yellowstone|Frederic Remington
"And a-callin' of 'em to 'ack Mr. Dicky Hamshaw to pieces," growled Hawkins, adjusting his sights on the figure.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton