1. flak(n = noun.person) flack, flack catcher, flak catcher - a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer;
is a kind of interpreter, representative, spokesperson, voice
2. flak(n = noun.communication) attack, blast, fire, flack - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
is a kind of criticism, unfavorable judgment
3. flak(n = noun.artifact) ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, pom-pom - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes;
is a kind of gun
has parts: predictor
has particulars: bofors gun
flak, n. (also flack)
1 anti-aircraft fire.
2 adverse criticism; abuse.
Idiom:
flak jacket a protective jacket of heavy camouflage fabric reinforced with metal, worn by soldiers etc.
Etymology:
abbr. of G Fliegerabwehrkanone, lit. aviator-defence-gun