A diminutive of the male given name Max.
Used in a Sentence
mack
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mack.
Editorial note
They don't realize that the avalanche of free apps is going to crush them like a Mack truck.
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Quick take
A diminutive of the male given name Max.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of mack gathered in one view.
A surname.
Ellipsis of Mack truck. [A motor vehicle produced by Mack Trucks, especially a semi-trailer.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for mack.
noun
A diminutive of the male given name Max.
See also: mackintosh, macintosh
noun
A surname.
See also: mackintosh, macintosh
noun
Ellipsis of Mack truck. [A motor vehicle produced by Mack Trucks, especially a semi-trailer.]
See also: mackintosh, macintosh
noun
(informal) Synonym of guy, term of address for a man or person.
See also: mackintosh, macintosh
Example sentences
They don't realize that the avalanche of free apps is going to crush them like a Mack truck.
Their CEO John Mack successfully lobbied the government to institute a ban on short selling, much good that did.
A terrorist group building a nuke seems like a plot from a Mack Bolan novel, not a real-world possibility.
If, today, a devastating earthquake/hurricane/volcano eruption/mack truck sized meteor hits NYC there would be enormous consequences.
I say keep living because to take you down will take being ran over by a Mack truck.
Jean on the east, Mack on the north, and Jefferson on the south.
You can drive a Mack truck through that over-generalization.
(Featured many moons ago in an SF story, possibly by Mack Reynolds.
- check your lanes - indicate your turn while your hand is off the brake lever, the Mack truck ahead of you suddenly stops.
I consider myself pretty damn skilled in the areas where I focus, but in all others you could drive a Mack truck through the gaps in my knowledge.
From Wikipedia: In 1949, Firestone Tire, Standard Oil of California, Phillips Petroleum, GM and Mack Trucks were convicted of conspiring to monopolize the sale of buses and related products to local transit companies controlled by NCL and other companies...
Sean has made acclaimed solo appearances and shared the stage with vibraphonist Michel Hausser, bassist Bruce Lett, drummer Mack Gordon, pianist Llew Matthews, bassist Putter Smith, drummer Mourad Benhammou as well as jazz veteran Shep Shepherd, among others.
Quote examples
"You can drive a Mack truck through that over-generalization." Can you?
Wall street "enforcement" letters have so many loopholes any reasonably intelligent person could drive a mack truck through them, the wording of this sounds like someone in the government screwed up and accidentally hired someone that has competence, and gives a sh*t.
Proper noun examples
The systemd cabal (Kay Sievers, Harald Hoyer, Daniel Mack, Tom Gundersen, David Herrmann, and yours truly)...
> Who is driving SystemD adoption, Kay Sievers, Harald Hoyer, Daniel Mack, Tom Gundersen, David Herrmann, and its creator, Lennart Poettering [1].
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use mack in a sentence?
They don't realize that the avalanche of free apps is going to crush them like a Mack truck.
What does mack mean?
A diminutive of the male given name Max.
What part of speech is mack?
mack is commonly used as noun.