jack

/dʒæk/

noun

  1. 1

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

noun

  1. 1

    A man.

  2. 2

    A device or utensil.

  3. 3

    A non-tool object or thing.

  4. 4

    A plant or animal.

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verb

  1. 1

    To raise using a jack.

    He jacked the car up so that he could replace the brake pads.
  2. 2

    To raise or increase.

    If you want to jack your stats you just write off failures as invalid results.
  3. 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. 4

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

    Someone jacked my car last night!
  5. 5

    To dance by moving the torso forward and backward in a rippling motion.

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adjective

  1. 1

    Tired, disillusioned; fed up (with).

noun

  1. 1

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

noun

  1. 1

    A home run.

verb

  1. 1

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

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