flak
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
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Sense 2 noun
intense adverse criticism
Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
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Sense 3 noun
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | spokesperson |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lash out |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | criticism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antiaircraft |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | predictor |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | gun |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bofors gun |