jack
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/dʒæk/
English
Definitions
noun
- A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
noun
- A man.
- A device or utensil.
- A non-tool object or thing.
- A plant or animal.
verb
- To raise using a jack.“He jacked the car up so that he could replace the brake pads.”
- To raise or increase.“If you want to jack your stats you just write off failures as invalid results.”
- To produce by freeze distillation; to distil (an alcoholic beverage) by freezing it and removing the ice (which is water), leaving the alcohol (which remains liquid).
- To steal something, typically an automobile. Shortened form of carjacking.“Someone jacked my car last night!”
adjective
- Tired, disillusioned; fed up (with).
noun
- The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself.
noun
- A home run.
verb
- To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.