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51lack — I n. for lack of (for lack of fuel, their planes were grounded) II v. (D; intr.) to lack for (formal) (we don t lack for anything) * * * [læk] for lack of (for lack of fuel, their planes were grounded) (D; intr.) to lack for (we don t lack for… …
52lack — [[t]læ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ lacks, lacking, lacked 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N, usu N of n If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all. Despite his lack of experience, he got the job... The charges were dropped for lack …
53lack — 1. noun a lack of cash Syn: absence, want, need, deficiency, dearth, insufficiency, shortage, shortfall, scarcity, paucity, unavailability, deficit Ant: abundance 2. verb they lack sufficient resources …
54Lack — To lack something is to not have it.Lack may also refer to: * David Lack (1910–1973), British ornithologist and biologist * Lack Township, Pennsylvania * Lack, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland * Lack, Poland * Lack (manque), a term in Lacan s… …
55lack — n. & v. n. (usu. foll. by of) an absence, want, or deficiency (a lack of talent; felt the lack of warmth). v.tr. be without or deficient in (lacks courage). Phrases and idioms: for lack of owing to the absence of (went hungry for lack of money).… …
56Lack — Lạck der; (e)s, e; eine Flüssigkeit, die man über Holz, Metall oder über eine Farbe streicht, damit das Material geschützt ist <farbloser, grüner usw, matter, glänzender Lack; der Lack blättert ab; Lack auftragen, Lack auf etwas (Akk)… …
57lack*/*/ — [læk] noun [singular/U] I a situation in which you do not have something, or do not have enough of something The match was cancelled because of lack of support.[/ex] a lack of confidence[/ex] The court case was dismissed for lack of… …
58Lack — 1. Dai hiät sik en Lack1 maket, dat kliäwet iän titliäwens an. (Iserlohn.) – Woeste, 87, 133. 1) Lack = Flecken, Schimpf, altsächsisch lahan = tadeln. 2. Wenn der Lack weg ist, sieht man die Wurmstiche. *3. Hei hiät Lack am Aese (oder: an de… …
59lack — I. Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to be deficient or missing < time is lacking for a full explanation > 2. to be short or have need of something < he will not lack for advisers > transitive verb to stand in need of ; suffer from the… …
60lack — {{11}}lack (n.) c.1300, absence, want; shortage, deficiency, perhaps from an unrecorded O.E. *lac, or else borrowed from M.Du. lak deficiency, fault; in either case from P.Gmc. *laka (Cf. O.Fris. lek disadvantage, damage, O.N. lakr lacking ),… …
