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What is the noun for jacking?

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jack
  1. A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, e.g. screw jack, scissor jack, hydraulic jack, ratchet jack, scaffold jack.
  2. A man or men in general.
  3. A male animal.
  4. (card game) A playing card with the letter "J" and the image of a knave or prince on it, the eleventh card in a given suit. Also called a knave.
  5. (cricket) The eleventh batsman to come to the crease in an innings, derived from the playing card.
  6. (archaic) A knave (a servant or later, a deceitful man).
  7. Mangifera caesia, related to the mango tree.
  8. A surface-mounted connector for electrical, especially telecommunications, equipment.
  9. (sports) A target ball in bowls, etc; a jack-ball.
  10. (game) A small, six-pointed playing piece used in the game of jacks.
  11. (nautical) A small flag at the bow of a ship.
  12. (nautical) A naval ensign flag flown from the main mast, mizzen mast, or the aft-most major mast of (especially) British sailing warships; Union Jack.
  13. (military) A coarse and cheap medieval coat of defense, especially one made of leather.
  14. A penny with a head on both sides, used for cheating.
  15. (slang) Money.
  16. (slang, Appalachians) A smooth often ovoid large gravel or small cobble in a natural water course.
  17. The freshwater pike, green pike or pickerel.
  18. A large California rockfish, the bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis.
  19. Any of the marine fish in the family Carangidae.
  20. (obsolete, nautical) A sailor, a jacktar.
  21. (obsolete) A pitcher or can of waxed leather, supposed to resemble a jackboot; a black-jack.
  22. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) A drinking measure holding half a pint or, sometimes, a quarter of a pint.
  23. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine.
    1. A device to pull off boots.
    2. A sawhorse or sawbuck.
    3. A machine for turning a spit; a smokejack.
    4. (mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting.
    5. A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles in a knitting machine.
    6. A grating to separate and guide the threads in a warping machine; a heck box.
    7. A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine.
    8. A compact, portable machine for planing metal.
    9. A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
    10. A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed.
    11. A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught.
    12. In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; also called hopper.
    13. In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself.
    14. (nautical) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; also called jack crosstree.
  24. Female ended electrical connector (see Electrical connector)
  25. Electrical connector in a fixed position (see Gender of connectors and fasteners)
  26. Synonyms:
      27. man, guy, fellow, chap, bloke, dude, gentleman, lad, gent, fella, male, hombre, joe, chappie, cat, buck, joker, galoot, john, old man, John Doe, John Q. Public, geezer, boy, cove, carl, customer, digger, admi, oke, ou, individual, character, person, sort, bod, body, punter, bodach, brother, youth, Mr., bozo, oom, young man, buddy, son, grandfather, father, sir … more
  27. Examples:
      28. “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.”
      “A Lieutenant from our gunboats came up, a jolly jack, calling to me when yards away.”
      “I was out to lunch and my husband, Darrell, noticed that the jack was getting pretty high.”
jacks
  1. plural of jack
  2. (game) A children's game involving picking up objects while a ball is in the air.
  3. (Ireland, slang) A toilet, from jakes.
  4. (poker) A pair of jacks.
  5. (now chiefly Ireland) Alternative form of jakes: an outhouse or lavatory.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. men, guys, fellows, chaps, blokes, dudes, gentlemen, lads, gents, fellas, males, hombres, joes, chappies, cats, bucks, jokers, galoots, johns, old men, John Does, John Q. Public, boys, geezers, coves, carls, okes, ous, diggers, customers, brothers, individuals, body, character, sorts, bods, punters, people, youth, sons, hes, buddies, sirs, ooms, fathers, Messrs., grandfathers, bozos, young men, skates … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Bring all cables from various jacks into the junction box and connect the wires under the appropriately colored terminals.”
      “The airjack failed on the car, so he had to pit twice for tires, as the crew used manual jacks.”
      “A spaceship was lying on 4 jacks in the middle of the shed, patches of the hull and fried wiring lying around.”
jackman
  1. (motor racing) A member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack.
  2. (obsolete) One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer.
  3. (obsolete) A cream cheese.
jackstaff
  1. (nautical) A short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack)
  2. Examples:
      3. “Navy ships not under way also hoist and lower the union jack on the jackstaff, at the ship's bow, and at morning and evening colors.”
      “Navy ships not underway fly the union jack on the jackstaff. The union jack is also flown from a yardarm to denote that a general court-martial is in session.”
      “When at anchor or alongside, it is flown from the jackstaff at the bow of the ship.”
jack
  1. A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. man, guy, fellow, chap, bloke, dude, gentleman, lad, gent, fella, male, hombre, joe, chappie, cat, buck, joker, galoot, john, old man, John Doe, John Q. Public, geezer, boy, cove, carl, customer, digger, admi, oke, ou, individual, character, person, sort, bod, body, punter, bodach, brother, youth, Mr., bozo, oom, young man, buddy, son, grandfather, father, sir … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “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.”
      “A Lieutenant from our gunboats came up, a jolly jack, calling to me when yards away.”
      “I was out to lunch and my husband, Darrell, noticed that the jack was getting pretty high.”
jackscrew
  1. A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
  2. Examples:
      3. “At fault was a cadmium-plated, carbon-steel jackscrew threaded through an aluminum pivot block.”
      “The axle was slightly bent, and a blacksmith had to bring clamps and a jackscrew before the new wheel could be adjusted.”
      “The Dearman Light series consists of three single jackscrew and two double jackscrew chain clamp models.”
jacklight
  1. A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Freezing doe eyes with a jacklight from a chalky bed, chalk of deep woods volcanoes, with a boy or two.”
      “The Jacklight from designer Tom Dixon is always popular and is an unusual corner ornament.”
      “The mix of iconic pieces, such as our Stark stools or Tom Dixon Jacklight, with our vintage sideboard and retro chairs suits our house and our life perfectly.”
jackstone
  1. A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks.
  2. Examples:
      3. “In that instant, she looked at the jackstone players by the hearth.”
      “Four APV Jackstone plate freezers, complimented with Mycom compressors, are capable of turning out 30 to 40 tons of finished product per day.”
      “Jackstone offers a broad range of vertical and horizontal plate freezers, and recently made stainless steel headers and plate connectors standard on both types.”
jacker
  1. (archaic) One who hunts at night using a jacklight
  2. Examples:
      3. “One evening, therefore, when Paul seemed less inclined than ever to be sociable, jacker determined to have it out with him.”
      “A little later the group of lads had adjourned to a field, and Paul and jacker appeared as combatants.”
      “A CAR jacker who took a teenager on a terror ride through the streets of Birmingham has been jailed for three years at the city's Crown Court.”
jack
  1. A jackfruit tree.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. man, guy, fellow, chap, bloke, dude, gentleman, lad, gent, fella, male, hombre, joe, chappie, cat, buck, joker, galoot, john, old man, John Doe, John Q. Public, geezer, boy, cove, carl, customer, digger, admi, oke, ou, individual, character, person, sort, bod, body, punter, bodach, brother, youth, Mr., bozo, oom, young man, buddy, son, grandfather, father, sir … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “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.”
      “A Lieutenant from our gunboats came up, a jolly jack, calling to me when yards away.”
      “I was out to lunch and my husband, Darrell, noticed that the jack was getting pretty high.”
jacking
  1. A street robbery.
jacksmith
  1. A smith who makes jacks.
jack
  1. (slang, baseball) A home run.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. man, guy, fellow, chap, bloke, dude, gentleman, lad, gent, fella, male, hombre, joe, chappie, cat, buck, joker, galoot, john, old man, John Doe, John Q. Public, geezer, boy, cove, carl, customer, digger, admi, oke, ou, individual, character, person, sort, bod, body, punter, bodach, brother, youth, Mr., bozo, oom, young man, buddy, son, grandfather, father, sir … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “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.”
      “A Lieutenant from our gunboats came up, a jolly jack, calling to me when yards away.”
      “I was out to lunch and my husband, Darrell, noticed that the jack was getting pretty high.”
jacklights
  1. plural of jacklight
jacksmiths
  1. plural of jacksmith
jackscrews
  1. plural of jackscrew
jackstaffs
  1. plural of jackstaff
jackstaves
  1. plural of jackstaff
jackstones
  1. plural of jackstone
jackmen
  1. plural of jackman
jackings
  1. plural of jacking
jackers
  1. plural of jacker
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