Jack
From Fresh Dictionary
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See also Jack
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English
Pronunciation
- jăk, /dʒæk/, /dZ{k/
Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
- A device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object.
- car jack
- pneumatic jack
- (playing cards) The card ranking between the ten and queen of any suit, with a picture of a knave or prince on its face; often with value 11.
- A male ass.
- A socket for electrical equipment.
- telephone jack
- One of many X-shaped metal structures.
- A target ball in bowls, etc.
- (colloquial, short for jackshit) Nothing.
- A small flag at the bow of a ship
- A coarse and cheap medieval coat of defense, especially one made of leather.
- Quotations
- 1786: The aketon, gambeson, vambasium, and jack were military vestments, calculated for the defence of the body, differing little from each other, except in their names, their materials and construction were nearly the same, the authorities quoted in the notes, shew they were all composed of many folds of linen, stuffed with cotton, wool or hair, quilted, and commonly covered with leather, made of buck or doe skin. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 15.
- Quotations
- (two-up) A penny with a head on both sides, used for cheating. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 243.)
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- A common name for the freshwater pike, green pike or pickerel
- Large California rockfish
- An order of marine fish in the Carangidae family
Transitive verb
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Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- (transitive) To use a jack.
- He jacked the car up so that he could replace the brake pads.
- (transitive) (baseball) (slang) To hit the ball hard.
- Jones jacks it into the alley, clearing the bases.
- (transitive) (baseball) (slang) To hit a home run.
Interjection
jack
- (baseball) (slang) A player has hit a home run
- Jack! Tie score.
Synonyms
Translations
device for raising and supporting a heavy object
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playing card
male ass
electrical socket
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X-shaped metal structure
target ball in bowls
slang: nothing See jackshit
flag at bow of ship
coarse medieval coat
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- Czech: kluk, spodek m (2)
- Danish: donkraft c (1); knægt c (2); æselhingst c (3)
- Slovak: dolník m (2)