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Noun flak has 3 senses
- flak catcher, flak, flack catcher, flack - a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
--1 is a kind of spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice
- fire, attack, flak, flack, blast - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
--2 is a kind of criticism, unfavorable judgment
- antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
--3 is a kind of gun
--3 has parts: predictor
--3 has particulars: Bofors gun
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