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   Jack

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   noun

   • 1. a device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed or the underside inspected.
   • 2. a playing card bearing a representation of a soldier, page, or knave, normally ranking next below a queen.
   • 3. a socket designed to receive a jack plug.
   • 4. a plug used in a jack socket, consisting of a shaft used to make a connection that transmits a signal, typically used in sound equipment.
   • 5. in lawn bowling, the small ball at which the players aim.
   • 6. a game played by tossing and catching small round pebbles or star-shaped pieces of metal or plastic.
   • ▪ a small round pebble or star-shaped piece of metal used in the game of jacks.
   • ▪ used as a form of address to a man whose name is not known. informal US
   • ▪ a lumberjack. informal North American
   • ▪ a steeplejack. archaic
   • ▪ the figure of a man striking the bell on a clock.
   • 7. a small version of a national flag flown at the bow of a vessel in harbor to indicate its nationality.
   • 8. money. informal, dated North American
   • 9. a device for turning a spit.
   • 10. a part of the mechanism in a spinet or harpsichord that connects a key to its corresponding string and causes the string to be plucked when the key is pressed down.
   • 11. a marine fish that is typically laterally compressed with a row of large spiky scales along each side. Jacks are important in many places as food or game fish.
   • 12. the male of some animals, especially a merlin or an ass.
   • 13. used in names of animals that are smaller than similar kinds, e.g., jacksnipe.
   • 14. short for jack shit informal US
   • 15. short for jackrabbit

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Jack, pet form of the given name John. The term was used originally to denote an ordinary man (jack1 (sense 7)), also a youth (mid 16th century), hence the ‘knave’ in cards and ‘male animal’. The word also denoted various devices saving human labor, as though one had a helper (jack1 (sense 1, sense 3, sense 10, sense 11), and in compounds such as jackhammer and jackknife); the general sense ‘laborer’ arose in the early 18th century and survives in cheapjack, lumberjack, steeplejack, etc. Since the mid 16th century a notion of ‘smallness’ has arisen, hence jack1 (sense 5, sense 6, sense 8, sense 14).

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Origin : English. Gender : Jack is traditionally the masculine form of the name and means "God is Gracious." However, both Jack and Jac are considered gender-neutral. Feminine variations,...

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   Definition of jack. 1. as in cash. slang something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment I'd buy that watch, but I don't have the jack right now. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. cash. coin. money. currency. bucks. gold. chips. dough. funds.

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   There are 62 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun Jack, 16 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   [countable] an electronic connection between two pieces of electrical equipment. enlarge image. [countable] (in a deck of cards) a card with a picture of a young man on it, worth more than a ten and less than a queen the jack of clubs.

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   noun 1 : a pneumatically operated percussive rock-drilling tool usually held in the hands 2 : a device in which a tool (such as a chisel for breaking up pavements) is driven percussively by compressed air.

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   May 3, 2024 · May 03, 2024. Rick Bowness, Andrew Brunette and Rick Tocchet were named finalists for the Jack Adams Award on Friday. The winner of the award, which is given annually to the top coach in the NHL ...

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   3 days ago · By Amy Dickinson. May 12, 2024 at 3:30 a.m. Dear Amy: My son “Jack” is 26 years old. Five years ago, he came out to me as gay. While this didn’t fully surprise me, it saddened me. I wanted ...