nnoun.persona slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employerSynset:flack catcher flak flak catcher
Hypernyms:interpreter representative spokesperson voice
Inherited Hypernyms:flak catcherspokespersonadvocatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:flak catcherspokespersonadvocatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationintense adverse criticismSynset:attack blast fire flak
Examples:- Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
- the government has come under attack
- don't give me any flak
Derivationally Related Form:attack
Hypernyms:criticism unfavorable judgment
Inherited Hypernyms:firecriticismdisapprovalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactartillery designed to shoot upward at airplanesSynset:ack-ack ack-ack gun antiaircraft antiaircraft gun flak pom-pom
Derivationally Related Form:antiaircraft
Hypernyms:gun
Inherited Hypernyms:antiaircraftgunweaponinstrumentdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Bofors gun
Part Meronyms:predictor