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Noun
any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.
Electricity . a connecting device in an electrical circuit designed for the insertion of a plug.
( initial capital letter ) Informal . fellow; buddy; man (usually used in addressing a stranger)
Also called jackstone. Games .
- one of a set of small metal objects having six prongs, used in the game of jacks.
- one of any other set of objects, as pebbles, stones, etc., used in the game of jacks.
- jacks, ( used with a singular verb ) a children's game in which small metal objects, stones, pebbles, or the like, are tossed, caught, and moved on the ground in a number of prescribed ways, usually while bouncing a rubber ball.
any of several carangid fishes, esp. of the genus Caranx, as C. hippos (crevalle jack or jack crevalle), of the western Atlantic Ocean.
Slang . money
Slang
Nautical .
- a small flag flown at the jack staff of a ship, bearing a distinctive design usually symbolizing the nationality of the vessel.
- Also called jack crosstree. either of a pair of crosstrees at the head of a topgallant mast, used to hold royal shrouds away from the mast.
( initial capital letter ) a sailor.
a lumberjack.
applejack.
jack rabbit.
a jackass.
jacklight.
a device for turning a spit.
a small wooden rod in the mechanism of a harpsichord, spinet, or virginal that rises when the key is depressed and causes the attached plectrum to strike the string.
Lawn Bowling . a small, usually white bowl or ball used as a mark for the bowlers to aim at.
Also called clock jack. Horology . a mechanical figure that strikes a clock bell.
a premigratory young male salmon.
Theater . brace jack.
Falconry . the male of a kestrel, hobby, or esp. of a merlin.
Verb (used with object)
to lift or move (something) with or as if with a jack (usually fol. by up )
Informal . to increase, raise, or accelerate (prices, wages, speed, etc.) (usually fol. by up ).
Informal . to boost the morale of; encourage (usually fol. by up ).
to jacklight.
Verb (used without object)
to jacklight.
Adjective
Carpentry . having a height or length less than that of most of the others in a structure; cripple
Verb phrase
jack off, Slang
Idiom
every man jack
- everyone without exception
- They presented a formidable opposition, every man jack of them.
Synonyms
noun
- jack-tar , mariner , navigator , sea dog , seafarer , seaman , banderole , banner , banneret , color , ensign , oriflamme , pennant , pennon , standard , streamer , cash , currency , lucre
verb
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Jack-a-dandy
dandy ( def. 1 ) . -
Jack-in-the-box
a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened. -
Jack-tar
a sailor., noun, jack , mariner , navigator , sea dog , seafarer , seaman -
Jack frost
frost or freezing cold personified., noun, cold weather , frost , frostwork , touch of frost -
Jack ketch
a public hangman. -
Jack knife
a large pocketknife., fancy diving . a dive in which the diver bends in midair to touch the toes, keeping the legs straight, and then straightens out.,... -
Jack light
a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night., to hunt or fish for with a jacklight., to hunt... -
Jack of all trades
a person who is adept at many different kinds of work. -
Jack plane
a plane for rough surfacing. -
Jack rabbit
any of various large hares of western north america, having very long hind legs and long ears. -
Jack screw
a jack for lifting consisting of a screw steadied by a threaded support and carrying a plate or other part bearing the load. -
Jack snipe
also called half snipe. a small, short-billed snipe, limnocryptes minimus, of europe and asia., any of several related snipes., pectoral sandpiper. -
Jack straw
one of a group of strips of wood or similar objects, as straws or toothpicks, used in the game of jackstraws., jackstraws, ( used with a singular verb... -
Jackal
any of several nocturnal wild dogs of the genus canis, esp. c. aureus, of asia and africa, that scavenge or hunt in packs., a person who performs dishonest... -
Jackanapes
an impertinent, presumptuous person, esp. a young man; whippersnapper., an impudent, mischievous child., archaic . an ape or monkey., adjective, ape ,... -
Jackass
a male donkey., a contemptibly foolish or stupid person; dolt; blockhead; ass., noun, he-ass , burro , donkey , jack , male ass , rocky mountain canary... -
Jackboot
a sturdy leather boot reaching up over the knee, worn esp. by soldiers., also called jackboot tactics. brutally bullying, militaristic, or authoritarian... -
Jackdaw
a glossy, black, european bird, corvus monedula, of the crow family, that nests in towers, ruins, etc., boat-tailed grackle. -
Jacket
a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front., something designed to be placed around the upper part of the body for a specific... -
Jackhammer
a portable drill operated by compressed air and used to drill rock, break up pavement, etc.
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