单词 | to jack it |
释义 | > as lemmasto jack it 3. transitive. slang and English regional. To give up, abandon (a pursuit, practice, occupation, etc.); also (and in earliest use) in to jack it. Occasionally also intransitive. Cf. to jack in at Phrasal verbs, to jack up 4 at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > abandon or relinquish (an activity or occupation) remit1587 to give up1589 quit1607 to give off1613 to get out of ——1632 ding1852 to jack up1880 jack1902 to throw in1951 toss in1956 1902 Eng. Dial. Dict. III. 339/2 Thee jack it. 1902 Eng. Dial. Dict. III. 341/1 I've done all I can for you, and there's no reason you should jack now. 1909 A. H. Cocks 3rd Contrib. Bucks. Vocab. in Rec. Bucks. 9 148 What, jacked it already? 1940 M. Marples Public School Slang 102 Jack (Aldenham, 1923+), to stop a game—e.g. ‘Let's jack now’. 2011 R. Banks Dead Money xvii. 100 I wouldn't be surprised if he jacked his job. < as lemmas |
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