Jack | Mean of jack in English Dictionary
/ˈʤæk/
- Noun
- a device used for lifting something heavy (such as a car)
- a playing card that has a picture of a soldier or servant and that is worth more than a ten and less than a queen
- the jack of hearts/spades/clubs/diamonds
- a small opening where something connects with a wire to something else
- a telephone/stereo jack
- a small usually metal object that has six points and that is used in the game of jacks
- a child's game in which jacks are thrown and picked up while bouncing and catching a small ball
- children playing jacks
- anything at all
- You don't know jack. = (offensive) You don't know jack shit.
- Verb
- to stop doing (something)
- He was building a new shed but jacked it in.
- He jacked in [=quit, gave up] his job and became a hippie.
- to lift (something, such as a car) with a jack
- He jacked up the car and changed the tire.
- to increase (something, such as a price) by a large amount
- The restaurant has jacked up its prices in recent months.
