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jack

jack

 
pronunciation:
jaek
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
phrases:
every man jack, jack off, jack up
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: any of a number of devices used to lift all or a part of a heavy object a short distance, as by leverage or hydraulic pressure.
an automobile jack
similar words:
hoist
definition 2: the face card of lowest value in a deck of cards, which usu. depicts a young man in uniform or livery; knave.
similar words:
knave
definition 3: (pl. but used with a sing. verb) a game, usu. played by children, the object of which is to pick up as many small, star-shaped metal pieces as one can while bouncing a ball.
definition 4: any of the metal pieces used in such a game.
definition 5: a device that connects a plug to an electrical circuit.
phrase: every man jack
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: jacks, jacking, jacked
definition 1: to lift (something) using or as if using a jack (usu. fol. by "up").
The mechanic jacked up the truck.
similar words:
hoist
definition 2: to raise or increase (often fol. by "up").
The theater jacked up the ticket prices just before the holidays.I was going to buy that lawnmower, but they jacked the price by a hundred dollars and I wasn't willing to pay that.I love this song; tell them to jack up the volume.
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phrase: jack off, jack up
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