mack
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7.3
- noun
- /mæk/
- UK
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impermeable
- More anonymous figures in rain-slick macks were moving around among the abbey's crumbling walls.
Examples
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He looked stylish in his new mack, perfect for the cold, wet weather.
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- What does "mack" mean?
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I'd take that mack off before you go in there.
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I need to break out my old mack moves and show her who she dealing with.
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(And the banker wears a mack in the pouring rain - very strange.)
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As the rain poured down, she pulled on her yellow mack to keep dry.
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While walking through the park, I noticed a group of people wearing colorful macks to shield themselves from the rain.
Synonyms
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1.0
A coat that keeps you dry in the rain
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6.2
A waterproof coat that keeps you dry in rain
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3.1
A long waterproof coat with a belt and deep pockets, often worn in a military style
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5.3
A waterproof coat with a thin layer of rubber that keeps a person dry in rain
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2.0
A coat that keeps you dry in the rain
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1.8
Clothing that keeps you dry in the rain
Compounds
How Waterproof
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mack is short for Macintosh, the last name of the man who made a rainproof fabric, so people began to call the raincoat a mack. That's why a mack means a 'waterproof' coat.