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Plural for 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.”
Plural for 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) Plural for a mariner or sailor who mans a ship
“A Lieutenant from our gunboats came up, a jolly jack, calling to me when yards away.”
Plural for 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) Plural for a person whose work is to fell trees
“We'll need to hire a jack to clear the woods before winter.”
(card games) Plural for 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!”
Plural for an electrical connector
“Just plug it into the jack where your phone line goes.”
(slang, chiefly US) Plural for 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.”
Plural for an officer of the law
Plural for a very small amount or virtually nothing
Plural for a card used in recreational games or activities, especially as part of a pack
Plural for a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime
Plural for a friendly form of address, especially between men or boys
Plural for a boat propelled by a sail
Plural for a species of pike, Esox lucius
Plural for a male ass, male donkey
Plural for the figure zero, equivalent to a nil amount
Plural for 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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