[lak], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state of being without or not having enough of something
(e.g: there is no lack of entertainment aboard ship)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: corresponding to, and perhaps partly from, Middle Dutch and Middle Low German lak ‘deficiency’, Middle Dutch laken ‘lack, blame’

[lak], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be without or deficient in
(e.g: the novel lacks imagination)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: corresponding to, and perhaps partly from, Middle Dutch and Middle Low German lak ‘deficiency’, Middle Dutch laken ‘lack, blame’