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| jack [ jak ] |
noun (plural jacks) |
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1. lifting device: a portable device that uses a mechanical or hydraulic lifting system to raise heavy objects, especially cars, a short distance
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2. playing card: a playing card ranking between a ten and a queen, with a picture of a young man on it
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3. electrical socket: a female socket designed to receive a male plug in order to complete a circuit
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4. object used in jacks: a small, usually metal object with six points that is used in the game of jacks
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5. target ball used in lawn bowling: in lawn bowling, a small, usually white ball that players aim at
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6. male animal: the male of various animals, especially the donkey
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7.
Same as jackrabbit
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8. tropical fish: a warm-water ocean fish that has a forked tail. Genus Caranx.
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9.
Same as applejack
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10. flag on ship: a small flag displayed to indicate the nationality of a ship
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11. nautical brace on mast: either one of a pair of wooden braces crosstrees at the head of a topgallant mast used to hold the mast stays away from the mast
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12. laborer: a laborer or somebody who does odd jobs
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usually used in combination
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13. device that turns spit: a device that mechanically turns a spit over an open fire
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14.
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slang
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Same as money
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15. nothing at all: anything or nothing at all
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slang
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  He doesn't know jack about plumbing.
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verb (past and past participle jacked, present participle jack·ing, 3rd person present singular jacks) |
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1. transitive verb raise something with jack: to raise a heavy object a short distance using a jack
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2. transitive and intransitive verb hunting hunt at night with light: to hunt or fish for game at night using a jacklight as a lure
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3. transitive verb crime rob somebody: to steal something, especially a car, from somebody
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slang
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4. transitive verb pry something open: to open something by prying it apart
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slang
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| [14th century. < the name Jack, nickname for John, often implying "ordinary" or "small"] |
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jack shit an offensive term meaning anything or nothing at all (slang)
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