Jack

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  • noun. A man; a fellow.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. One who does odd or heavy jobs; a laborer.
  • noun. One who works in a specified manual trade. Often used in combination.
  • noun. A sailor; a tar.
  • noun. A playing card showing the figure of a servant or soldier and ranking below a queen.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A game played with a set of small six-pointed metal pieces and a small ball, the object being to pick up the pieces in various combinations.
  • noun. One of the metal pieces so used.
  • noun. A pin used in some games of bowling.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A usually portable device for raising heavy objects by means of force applied with a lever, screw, or hydraulic press.
  • noun. A wooden wedge for cleaving rock.
  • noun. A device used for turning a spit.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A support or brace, especially the iron crosstree on a topgallant masthead.
  • noun. A small flag flown at the bow of a ship, usually to indicate nationality.
  • noun. The male of certain animals, especially the ass.
  • noun. Any of various food and game fishes of the family Carangidae, found in tropical and temperate seas.
  • noun. A jackrabbit.
  • noun. A socket that accepts a plug at one end and attaches to electric circuitry at the other.
  • noun. Money.
  • noun. Applejack.
  • noun. A small or worthless amount.
  • intransitive verb. To hunt or fish for with a jacklight.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To move or hoist by using a jack. Often used with up:
  • intransitive verb. To raise (something) to a higher level, as in cost. Often used with up:
  • intransitive verb. To hit (a pitched ball) hard, especially for a home run.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To steal.
  • intransitive verb. To rob or cheat.
  • intransitive verb. To hunt or fish by using a jacklight.
  • intransitive verb. To plug into an electronic device by means of a jack.
  • phrasal verb. To spend time idly.
  • phrasal verb. To toy, tinker, or mess.
  • phrasal verb. To take unfair advantage of, deceive, or manipulate.
  • phrasal verb. To masturbate. Usually used of a man.
  • phrasal verb. To bring (someone) to orgasm.
  • phrasal verb. To excite emotionally.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A coat of fence of cheap make worn by foot-soldiers, yeomen, and the like.
  • To operate on with a jack; lift with a jack.
  • To hunt with a jack. See jack, n., 11 .
  • To use a jack in hunting or fishing; seek or find game by means of a jack.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Same as black-jack. 3.
  • noun. The jonquil, Narcissus jonquilla.
  • noun. A Jacqueminot rose. Also Jacque.
  • noun. Same as jack-tree.
  • Word Usage
    "The portions of the operator's talking circuit that are located permanently in the switchboard cabinet are in such cases terminated in a jack, called an operator's _cut-in jack_."
    Form
    jack off  jack up  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adak  Black  Braque  Chirac  Jacques  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adapter  cable  casino  connector  cord  
    Synonym
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    variant
    verb-form
    jacked  jacking  jacks