jacks

jack

J0002200 (jăk)n.1. often Jack Informal A man; a fellow.2. a. One who does odd or heavy jobs; a laborer.b. One who works in a specified manual trade. Often used in combination: a lumberjack; a steeplejack.c. Jack A sailor; a tar.3. Abbr. J Games A playing card showing the figure of a servant or soldier and ranking below a queen. Also called knave.4. Games a. jacks(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A game played with a set of small, six-pointed, traditionally metal pieces and a small ball, the object being to pick up the pieces in various combinations.b. One of the six-pointed pieces so used.5. Sports A pin used in some games of bowling.6. a. A usually portable device for raising heavy objects by means of force applied with a lever, screw, or hydraulic press.b. A wooden wedge for cleaving rock.7. A device used for turning a spit.8. Nautical a. A support or brace, especially the iron crosstree on a topgallant masthead.b. A small flag flown at the bow of a ship, usually to indicate nationality.9. The male of certain animals, especially the ass.10. Any of various food and game fishes of the family Carangidae, found in tropical and temperate seas.11. A jackrabbit.12. A socket that accepts a plug at one end and attaches to electric circuitry at the other.13. Slang Money.14. Applejack.15. Slang A small or worthless amount: You don't know jack about that.v. jacked, jack·ing, jacks v.tr.1. To hunt or fish for with a jacklight: hunters illegally jacking deer.2. a. To move or hoist by using a jack. Often used with up: jacked the rear of the car to replace the tire.b. To raise (something) to a higher level, as in cost. Often used with up: "Foreign producers jacked up the price on some steels by over 100%" (Forbes).3. Baseball To hit (a pitched ball) hard, especially for a home run.4. Slang a. To steal: Someone jacked my bike.b. To rob or cheat: The dealer jacked me on the price.v.intr.1. To hunt or fish by using a jacklight.2. To plug into an electronic device by means of a jack.Phrasal Verbs: jack around1. To spend time idly.2. To toy, tinker, or mess: He's been jacking around with that motor for days.3. To take unfair advantage of, deceive, or manipulate. jack off Vulgar Slang 1. To masturbate. Usually used of a man.2. To bring (someone) to orgasm. jack up To excite emotionally.

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[From the name Jack, from Middle English Jakke, possibly from Old French Jacques, from Late Latin Iacōbus; see Jacob. N., sense 15, short for jack shit. V. tr., senses 4a and b, short for hijack.]

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jack′er n.

jacks

(dʒæks) n (Games, other than specified) (functioning as singular) a game in which bone, metal, or plastic pieces (jackstones) are thrown and then picked up in various groups between bounces or throws of a small ball. Sometimes called: knucklebones [C19: shortened from jackstones, variant of checkstones pebbles]

Jacks

A children’s game played with a small ball and several jacks (see Jack, number 1).

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jacks - a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ballknucklebones, jackstoneschild's game - a game enjoyed by children