jack
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++jack1 /dʒæk/ noun [countable] 1 TZa piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air 起重器，千斤顶 a hydraulic jack 液压千斤顶2 DGCa card used in card games that has a man’s picture on it and is worth less than a queen and more than a ten 〔纸牌的〕J 牌，杰克jack of hearts/clubs etc 红桃杰克/梅花杰克等 a pair of jacks 一对杰克3 Tan electronic connection for a telephone or other electric machine 插座，插孔 a phone jack 电话插座4 a) jacks [plural]DG a children’s game in which the players try to pick up small objects called jacks while bouncing and catching a ball 〔儿童玩的〕抛接子游戏 b) DGa small metal or plastic object that has six points, used in this game 〔抛接子游戏中用的〕带有六个尖端的金属[塑料]小物件5. DSOa small white ball at which players aim larger balls in the game of bowls 〔滚木球运动中的〕靶子球6 jack (shit) American English spoken not politeNONE/NOTHING a rude expression meaning anything at all 一点都不He doesn’t know jack shit about cars. 他对汽车一窍不通。 → jumping jack, Union Jack
Examples from the Corpus
jack• Twin motor jack on stabilizer for pitch trim.• He put his finger in the jack of the outlet.• Iain, skipping his father, then extricated them by trailing the jack and adding perfect drawing shots to collect a four.jack of hearts/clubs etc• East then found the inspired opening lead of the jack of hearts.jack2 verb PHRASAL VERBS→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
jack• So I couldn't jack it in when things were going well.• We've come to tell you to jack it in.• We were always putting pressure on him to jack it in.• But they are not mere company drones used only to jack up corporate profits.• Ever since Congress decided to jack up the price of sugar.• By jacking up the price of the cheapest disposal route, a landfill tax makes other options look more attractive.• For the first time in years, there were no stadium tours to jack up the year-end grosses.Origin jack1 (1300-1400) From the man's name Jack Corpus used heavy a lift to piece equipment of a
jack
jack1 /dʒæk/ 
noun [countable]
a hydraulic jack
2. a card used in card games that has a man’s picture on it and is worth less than a queen and more than a ten
jack of hearts/clubs etc
a pair of jacks
3. an electronic connection for a telephone or other electric machine:
a phone jack
4.
a. jacks [plural] a children’s game in which the players try to pick up small objects called jacks while bouncing and catching a ball
b. a small metal or plastic object that has six points, used in this game
5. a small white ball at which players aim larger balls in the game of bowls
6. jack (shit) American English spoken not polite a rude expression meaning anything at all:
He doesn’t know jack shit about cars.
⇨ jumping jack, Union Jack
jack2 verb
jack somebody around phrasal verb
American English spoken to waste someone’s time by deliberately making things difficult for them:
Stop jacking me around and make up your mind__
jack something ↔ in phrasal verb
British English informal to stop doing something:
I’d love to jack in my job and go and live in the Bahamas.
jack off phrasal verb
American English informal not polite to masturbate
jack something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. to lift something heavy off the ground using a jack:
Jack the car up higher – I can’t get the tire off.
2. informal to increase prices, sales etc by a large amount:
They’re just interested in jacking up their profit margins.
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noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: From the man's name Jack
1. a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air:Origin: From the man's name Jack
2. a card used in card games that has a man’s picture on it and is worth less than a queen and more than a ten
jack of hearts/clubs etc
3. an electronic connection for a telephone or other electric machine:
4.
a. jacks [plural] a children’s game in which the players try to pick up small objects called jacks while bouncing and catching a ball
b. a small metal or plastic object that has six points, used in this game
5. a small white ball at which players aim larger balls in the game of bowls
6. jack (shit) American English spoken not polite a rude expression meaning anything at all:
⇨ jumping jack, Union Jack
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verbjack somebody around phrasal verb
American English spoken to waste someone’s time by deliberately making things difficult for them:
jack something ↔ in phrasal verb
British English informal to stop doing something:
jack off phrasal verb
American English informal not polite to masturbate
jack something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. to lift something heavy off the ground using a jack:
2. informal to increase prices, sales etc by a large amount:
