jack

jack
jack1 [dʒæk] n
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: From the man's name Jack]
1.) a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air
a hydraulic jack
2.) a card used in card games that has a man's picture on it and is worth less than a queen and more than a ten
jack of hearts/clubs etc
a pair of jacks
3.) an electronic connection for a telephone or other electric machine
a phone jack
4.) a) jacks [plural]
a children's game in which the players try to pick up small objects called jacks while ↑bouncing and catching a ball
b) a small metal or plastic object that has six points, used in this game
5.) a small white ball at which players aim larger balls in the game of ↑bowls
6.) jack (shit)
AmE spoken not polite a rude expression meaning anything at all
He doesn't know jack shit about cars.
jack 2
jack2 v
jack around [jack sb around] phr v
AmE spoken to waste someone's time by deliberately making things difficult for them
Stop jacking me around and make up your mind!
jack in [jack sth<=>in] phr v
BrE informal to stop doing something
I'd love to jack in my job and go and live in the Bahamas.
jack off phr v
AmE informal not polite to ↑masturbate
jack up [jack sth<=>up] phr v
1.) to lift something heavy off the ground using a jack
Jack the car up higher - I can't get the tire off.
2.) informal to increase prices, sales etc by a large amount
They're just interested in jacking up their profit margins.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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