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noun \ˈjak\Definition of JACK
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a : man —usually used as an intensive in such phrases as every man jack b often capitalized : sailor c (1) : servant, laborer (2) : lumberjack
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: any of various usually mechanical devices: as a : a device for turning a spit b : a usually portable mechanism or device for exerting pressure or lifting a heavy body a short distance
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: something that supports or holds in position: as a : an iron bar at a topgallant masthead to support a royal mast and spread the royal shrouds b : a wooden brace fastened behind a scenic unit in a stage set to prop it up
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a : any of several fishes; especially : any of various carangids b : a male donkey c : jackrabbit d : any of several birds (as a jackdaw)
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a : a small white target ball in lawn bowling b : a small national flag flown by a ship c (1) plural but sing in constr : a game played with a set of small objects that are tossed, caught, and moved in various figures (2) : a small 6-pointed metal object used in the game of jacks
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a : a playing card carrying the figure of a soldier or servant and ranking usually below the queen b : jackpot 1a(2)
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slang : money
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: a female fitting in an electric circuit used with a plug to make a connection with another circuit
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: jackknife 2
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See Examples of JACK
- <I'd buy that watch, but I don't have the jack right now.>
- <a Portuguese ship flying the national jack>
Origin of JACK
Middle English Jacke, familiar term of address to a social inferior, nickname for Johan John
First Known Use: 1548
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Synonyms: bread [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, money [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim), tender, wampum
Related Words: coinage, specie; dead presidents [slang], folding money, paper money, scrip; banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note; bill, dollar, greenback; bankroll, capital, finances, funds, roll [slang], wad, wallet; chump change, dibs [slang], dime, mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring; big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, pot; abundance, means, opulence, riches, treasure, wealth; resources, wherewithal; mad money, petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money
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