9-Letter Words Containing: ACK_

• a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets

• a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

• a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship

• a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21

• exert pressure on someone through threats

• subject an aircraft to air piracy

• a large knife with one or more folding blades

• a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out

• dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife

• An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.

• An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.

• An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.

• Preflop, the position two before the dealer.

• To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

• To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.

• To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.

• To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to hijack a browser).

• To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

• slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp

• oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito

• medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna

• able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

• crowd or pack to capacity