(slang, chiefly US) Money or cash
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A name applied to any typical or hypothetical man
“Any random Jack can bounce from village to village fixing water supplies or planting apple trees.”
A small flag, typically flown at the bow of the vessel
“In our opinion, the Commander of a merchant ship has a full right to fly his white-bordered jack in any part of his ship he pleases.”
(colloquial) A mariner or sailor who mans a ship
“A Lieutenant from our gunboats came up, a jolly jack, calling to me when yards away.”
The total sum of the bets made on a round
“I was out to lunch and my husband, Darrell, noticed that the jack was getting pretty high.”
(Canada, US, colloquial) A person whose work is to fell trees
“We'll need to hire a jack to clear the woods before winter.”
(card games) The lowest court card, ranking between the 10 and queen, with an image of a knave or pageboy
“Assume your first hand is a Jack and an Ace. Rejoice!”
An electrical connector
“Just plug it into the jack where your phone line goes.”
(slang, chiefly US) Money or cash
“I don't have the jack for studio sessions right now. I've got all my money tied up in other investments.”
An officer of the law
A very small amount or virtually nothing
A card used in recreational games or activities, especially as part of a pack
A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime
A friendly form of address, especially between men or boys
A boat propelled by a sail
A species of pike, Esox lucius
A long-eared member of the horse family
The figure zero, equivalent to a nil amount
A rigid bar designed to aid in lifting or forcing things apart
To physically raise or elevate
“The only other alternative would have been to loosen the tent mounts in their tracks and jack the tent up a few inches so I could pull the bolts out.”
To increase in amount, value or degree
“They jack the prices up higher still, padding their profits.”
To illegally take possession of (especially items of low value)
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