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   jack

   /jak/

   noun

   • 1. a device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed or the underside inspected.
   • 2. a playing card bearing a representation of a soldier, page, or knave, normally ranking next below a queen.
   • 3. a socket designed to receive a jack plug.
   • 4. a plug used in a jack socket, consisting of a shaft used to make a connection that transmits a signal, typically used in sound equipment.
   • 5. in lawn bowling, the small ball at which the players aim.
   • 6. a game played by tossing and catching small round pebbles or star-shaped pieces of metal or plastic.
   • ▪ a small round pebble or star-shaped piece of metal used in the game of jacks.
   • ▪ used as a form of address to a man whose name is not known. informal US
   • ▪ a lumberjack. informal North American
   • ▪ a steeplejack. archaic
   • ▪ the figure of a man striking the bell on a clock.
   • 7. a small version of a national flag flown at the bow of a vessel in harbor to indicate its nationality.
   • 8. money. informal, dated North American
   • 9. a device for turning a spit.
   • 10. a part of the mechanism in a spinet or harpsichord that connects a key to its corresponding string and causes the string to be plucked when the key is pressed down.
   • 11. a marine fish that is typically laterally compressed with a row of large spiky scales along each side. Jacks are important in many places as food or game fish.
   • 12. the male of some animals, especially a merlin or an ass.
   • 13. used in names of animals that are smaller than similar kinds, e.g., jacksnipe.
   • 14. short for jack shit informal US
   • 15. short for jackrabbit

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Jack, pet form of the given name John. The term was used originally to denote an ordinary man (jack1 (sense 7)), also a youth (mid 16th century), hence the ‘knave’ in cards and ‘male animal’. The word also denoted various devices saving human labor, as though one had a helper (jack1 (sense 1, sense 3, sense 10, sense 11), and in compounds such as jackhammer and jackknife); the general sense ‘laborer’ arose in the early 18th century and survives in cheapjack, lumberjack, steeplejack, etc. Since the mid 16th century a notion of ‘smallness’ has arisen, hence jack1 (sense 5, sense 6, sense 8, sense 14).

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   Jack definition: any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.. See examples of JACK used in a sentence.

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   Define jack. jack synonyms, jack pronunciation, jack translation, English dictionary definition of jack. n. 1. often Jack Informal A man; a fellow. 2. a. One who does odd or heavy jobs; a laborer. b. One who works in a specified manual trade. Often used in...

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   Feb 25, 2019 · Jack. Jack is the name for a boy who will probably be the most amazing person you will ever meet in your life. He is intelligent, funny, sweet, caring, has beautiful eyes, dresses to kill, and will make you feel like you are the luckiest person on the face of the planet. However, watch out.

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   1. : to cause to double up like a jackknife. 2. : to cut with a jackknife. Examples of jackknife in a Sentence. Verb The truck jackknifed on the icy road. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun. And the name of the game is squats: Pistol squats, goblet squats with weight, and jackknife crunches are all part of the usual regimen for Naomi.

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    Oct 3, 2024 · One-on-One: General Jack Keane. Earlier this week, Iran fired roughly 180 missiles onto Israeli soil. As Israel weighs how to retaliate, the country’s allies, including the U.S., are working to ...