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Meaning of jack

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jack

Pronunciation:/dʒæk//dʒæk//dʒæk/

noun

Definitions

  1. A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.

jack

Pronunciation:/dʒæk//dʒæk//dʒæk/

noun

Definitions

  1. A man.

  2. A device or utensil.

  3. A non-tool object or thing.

  4. A plant or animal.

verb

Definitions

  1. To raise using a jack.

    Example: He jacked the car up so that he could replace the brake pads.

    Synonyms:jack up
  2. To raise or increase.

    Example: If you want to jack your stats you just write off failures as invalid results.

  3. To produce by freeze distillation; to distil (an alcoholic beverage) by freezing it and removing the ice (which is water), leaving the alcohol (which remains liquid).

  4. To steal something, typically an automobile. Shortened form of carjacking.

    Example: Someone jacked my car last night!

adjective

Definitions

  1. Tired, disillusioned; fed up (with).

jack

Pronunciation:/dʒæk//dʒæk//dʒæk/

noun

Definitions

  1. The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself.

jack

Pronunciation:/dʒæk//dʒæk//dʒæk/

noun

Definitions

  1. A home run.

verb

Definitions

  1. To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.