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flak in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
    antiaircraft  antiaircraft gun  flak  flack  pom-pom  ack-ack  ack-ack gun 
  2. intense adverse criticism
    "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
    fire  attack  flak  flack  blast 
  3. a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
    flak catcher  flak  flack catcher  flack 
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flak in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
  2. (noun) Anti-aircraft shell fire.
  3. (noun) (figurative/informal) Adverse criticism.
  4. (noun) (informal) A public-relations spokesperson.
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