jack

1. often Jack Informal. A man; a fellow.
2. 1. One who does odd or heavy jobs; a laborer.
   2. One who works in a specified manual trade. Often used in combination: a lumberjack; a steeplejack.
   3. 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.
   1. jacks (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A game played with a set of small six-pointed metal pieces and a small ball, the object being to pick up the pieces in various combinations.
   2. One of the metal pieces so used.
5. Sports. A pin used in some games of bowling.
6. 1. A usually portable device for raising heavy objects by means of force applied with a lever, screw, or hydraulic press.
   2. A wooden wedge for cleaving rock.
7. A device used for turning a spit.
8. Nautical.
   1. A support or brace, especially the iron crosstree on a topgallant masthead.
   2. 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 several 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.

1. To hunt or fish for with a jacklight: hunters illegally jacking deer.
2. 1. To move or hoist by or as if by using a jack: jacked the rear of the car to replace the tire.
   2. To raise (something) to a higher level, as in cost: "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.

To hunt or fish for quarry by using a jacklight.

jack off Vulgar Slang.

1. To masturbate.

[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.]

A socket, receptacle or port. The term is widely used in the telephony and audio/video worlds; for example, the Registered Jack-11 (RJ-11) is the common telephone wall outlet. Microphones plug into phono jacks on amplifiers. In networking, "port" is the preferred term as in "the switch has 24 RJ-45 ports." However, people coming from the telephony world might say "the switch has 24 RJ-45 jacks." See audio jack, RJ-11, RJ-45 and plugs & sockets.

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A fish family of over 200 species, including pompano, amberjack bar jack, blue runner, crevalle jack, green jack, horse mackerel (not a true mackerel), rainbow runner, rudderfish, trevally, yellow jack and yellowtail. Although some jack species aren't particularly good to eat, many-particularly pompano-are considered excellent and have a rich, firm, delicately flavored flesh. Jacks are found around the world in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific. See also fish.

noun

1. A person engaged in sailing or working on a ship. jack-tar, mariner, navigator, sailor, sea dog, seafarer, seaman. Informal salt, tar. Slang gob³. See sea.
2. Fabric used especially as a symbol: banderole, banner, banneret, color (used in plural), ensign, flag¹, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, standard, streamer. See substitute.
3. Something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange: cash, currency, lucre, money. Informal wampum. Slang bread, cabbage, dough, gelt, green, lettuce, long green, mazuma, moola, scratch. Chiefly British brass. See money.

verb

To increase in amount. boost, hike, jump, raise, up. See increase/decrease.

Idioms beginning with jack:
jackpot
jack up

See also before you can say Jack Robinson.

Definition: raise, increase
Antonyms: lower

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1. A portable machine, variously constructed for exerting great force for moving a heavy body through a short distance. Also see hydraulic jack; jackscrew.
2. An electrical receptacle into which a plug, 7 is inserted to make electrical contact between communication circuits.

jack, 2

A flag at the bow of a ship or sometimes a sailor, from the Royal Navy term for sailor--Jack Tar. The Jack of a United States ship has a blue field and 50 white stars and is flown from the bow while in port. During courts martial or courts of inquiry on board the Jack is flown from the yardarm.

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For information about the given name and surname "Jack", see Jack (name).

Jack may refer to:

• Jack (hero), an archetypal English hero.
• Jack (CAD software), a 3-D ergonomics and human factors CAD package
• JACK Intelligent Agents, a multi-agent platform written in Java
• Jack (connector), an electrical connector
• JACK Audio Connection Kit, a computer sound server
• Jack (device), a device used to lift heavy objects
• Jack (fish), several species of fish
• Jack (human modeling), a human modeling and simulation system
• Jack (playing card), the lowest face card in a deck of playing cards
• Jack (software), an audio CD ripper
• Jack (tree) (Mangifera caesia), a relative of the mango
• The Incredible Jack, an integrated software product of the 1980s[1]
• A target ball in bowls, etc.
• Jacks, maritime flags flown from the bow of a ship
• Jack or Jack Tar, a sailor
• Jack, the name of one of the Clayton Windmills, a pair of windmills at Clayton, Sussex
• Jack (band), a British independent pop group signed to the Too Pure label
• Jack (film), a 1996 film starring Robin Williams
• Jack (2004 film), a 2004 film starring Anton Yelchin and Stockard Channing
• Jack (webcomic), an anthropomorphic webcomic
• Roasting jack, a device for turning a spit

Other uses

The word Jack also appears in:

• Jack in the Green, a traditional figure in British May Day celebrations.
• Jack Daniel's, a brand of whiskey
• Jack FM, a radio format and brand
• Jack of plate, a type of armour.
• Jack plane, a tool for smoothing wood
• Jack plug, also known as a TRS connector, a common audio connector
• Jackass, a male donkey
• Jackfruit, a species of tree native to the East Indies
• Jacking, a form of dance

See also

• All pages beginning with "Jack" (Wikipedia search)
• Crackerjack (disambiguation)
• Happy Jack
• Jack-in-the-Box (disambiguation)
• Jack of all trades
• You Don't Know Jack
• Jack Off

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - medhjælper, sømand, skovarbejder, knægt, donkraft
v. tr. - løfte, hæve
v. intr. - jage med blus

idioms:

• Jack Frost    Vinteren står for døren
• jack in    opgive
• jack of all trades    altmuligmand, tusindkunstner
• jack off    onanere
• jack plug    stik
• Jack the Lad    overfladisk og ubekymret ung mand uden omtanke for andre
• jack up    løfte, hæve

2.
n. - ølkrus af læder, uniformsfrakke

3.
adj. - være træt af, sætte sig på bagbenene, modsætte sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
krik, dommekracht, boer (kaarten), nationale vlag, vijzel, Jan met de pet, jaquemart, rechercheur, houthakker, hoogtewerker, spitdraaier, dokje (klavecimbel), poen, mannetje (sommige diersoorten), zaling van het bramwant, bij donker jagen/vissen met lichtbak, opkrikken

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Aut) cric, valet (aux cartes)
v. tr. - chasser/pêcher avec une lanterne
v. intr. - soulever avec un cric, faire grimper (les prix, les salaires)

idioms:

• Jack Frost    le bonhomme hiver
• jack in    plaquer (fam), laisser tomber
• jack into    plaquer (fam)
• jack of all trades    bricoleur, touche-à-tout
• jack off    se branler
• jack plug    (Élec) fiche mâle, jack
• jack someone around    agacer (qn)
• Jack the Lad    esbroufeur
• jack up    (Aut) soulever avec un cric, faire grimper (les prix, les salaires)

2.
n. - chope, pichet, (Mil) tunique

3.
adj. - (Austral, NZ) ennuyé/lassé de qch, assommant, rasant

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Bube, Wagenheber, Hebevorrichtung, (mar.) Gösch, Buchse, Zielkugel, Bratenwender, (zool) Grashecht, (Slang) Geld, (einfacher) Mann, Matrose, Tagelöhner, (zool) Männchen
v. - mit einer Fackel fischen oder jagen

idioms:

• Jack Frost    Frost
• jack in    aufstecken
• jack into    aufstecken
• jack of all trades    Hansdampf in allen Gassen
• jack off    masturbieren
• jack plug    Klinkenstöpsel
• jack someone around    jmdm. Schwierigkeiten machen
• Jack the Lad    selbstsicherer, sorgenloser junger Mann
• jack up    aufbocken, hochtreiben

2.
n. - schwarzer lederner Krug, ledernes Koller

3.
adj. - (Slang) überdrüssig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανυψωτής, γρύλλος, βαλές, φάντης, σημαία (πρύμνης) πλοίου, (ηλεκτρ.) βύσμα, φις
v. - ανυψώνω με γρύλο
adj. - βαριεστημένος

idioms:

• Jack Frost    ο Κυρ-Χειμώνας
• jack in    εγκαταλείπω
• jack of all trades    πολυτεχνίτης
• jack off    αυνανίζομαι, μαλακίζομαι
• jack plug    (ηλεκτρ.) βύσμα φις
• Jack the Lad    επιδειξίας, κοκοράκι
• jack up    σηκώνω με γρύλλο, εγκαταλείπω

Italiano (Italian)
fante, cricco

idioms:

• Jack Frost    Mastro Gelo (nelle fiabe)
• jack in/up    rinunciare, elevare (prezzo)
• jack of all trades    factotum
• jack off    masturbarsi
• jack plug    spinotto per presa sonora
• Jack the Lad    macho, persona che si crede di essere chi sa chi
• jack up    abbandonare un'impresa, sollevare col cricco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - macaco (m) (Mec.), valete (m) (jogos de cartas)
v. - levantar com macaco
adj. - farto

idioms:

• Jack Frost    personificação do tempo frio
• jack in/up    desistir de
• jack of all trades    pau para toda obra (fig.)
• jack off    masturbar-se (gír.), esporrar
• jack plug    terminal fêmea
• Jack the Lad    um jovem que gosta de cerveja e de sair com os amigos e que se acha bonitão
• jack up    erguer com macaco, aumentar preços, etc. (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
домкрат, рычаг, зажим, валет

idioms:

• Jack Frost    фед Мороз
• jack in/up    бросать делать что-либо, поднимать домкратом
• jack of all trades    на все руки мастер, человек, который за все берется, но толком ничего не умеет
• jack off    бездельник (ам. сленг), онанист, тратить время попусту, путать
• jack plug    штепсельная колодка, электрический соединитель
• Jack the Lad    человек с преувеличенным самомнением
• jack up    поднимать домкратом

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - gato, sota, jota, valet
v. tr. - cazar o pescar a la encandilada
v. intr. - pescar con farol, cazar con antorcha

idioms:

• Jack Frost    helada, escarcha, invierno, tiempo frío, el frío en persona
• jack in    desistir, renunciar a, dejar, plantar, mandar al diablo
• jack into    desistir, renunciar a, dejar, plantar, mandar al diablo, prender o encender un aparato electrónico
• jack of all trades    factótum, persona de muchas aptitudes, manitas, hombre orquesta
• jack off    masturbarse
• jack plug    enchufe de clavija, enchufe macho
• jack someone around    jugarle sucio a alguien
• Jack the Lad    joven despreocupado, seguro de sí mismo, atrevido, temerario
• jack up    levantar con gato, levantar con cric, aumentar el precio, desistir, renunciar a, dejar, plantar, mandar al diablo

2.
n. - odre, chaqueta negra de un uniforme de soldado

3.
adj. - aburrido de algo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - karl, sjöman, (kortspel)knekt, domkraft, vinsch
v. - hissa upp, fiska med lampor
adj. - utmanande, prålig, vräkig, ytlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
插座, 男人, 千斤顶, 用起重机举起, 用千斤顶托起, 用灯打猎或捕鱼

idioms:

• Jack Frost    严寒
• jack in    停止, 放弃, 离开
• jack of all trades    万能博士, 万事通
• jack off    手淫, 走开
• jack plug    塞孔
• Jack the Lad    帮派青少年中受推崇的, 酷哥儿们
• jack up    用千斤顶托起, 提高, 顶起

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 插座, 男人, 千斤頂
v. tr. - 用起重機舉起, 用千斤頂托起
v. intr. - 用燈打獵或捕魚

idioms:

• Jack Frost    嚴寒
• jack in    停止, 放棄, 離開
• jack of all trades    萬能博士, 萬事通
• jack off    手淫, 走開
• jack plug    塞孔
• Jack the Lad    幫派青少年中受推崇的, 酷哥兒們
• jack up    用千斤頂托起, 提高, 頂起

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 기중기, (카드놀이) 잭
v. tr. - 횃불 등으로 물고기를 잡거나 사냥하다
v. intr. - 휴대용 조명등으로 사냥하다, 횃불 등으로 밤 낚시하다

idioms:

• jack in    포기하다
• jack off    자위하다
• jack plug    플러그에 꼽는 잭
• jack up    꾸짖다

2.
n. - 조끼, 맥주용 큰 잔, 군인의 소매 없는 제복 상의

3.
adj. - 싫증난

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ジャッキ, ジャック, 雄ロバ, 雄ウサギ, 船首旗

idioms:

• Jack Frost    霜, 厳しい寒さ
• jack in/up    やめる
• jack of all trades    よろず屋
• jack off    行ってしまう
• jack plug    ジャック用差込み
• Jack the Lad    だらしない奴
• jack up    つり上げる, 手配をする, 叱る, 高める, 吊り上げる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كنايه لمن كان اسمه الاصلي جون, شخص, رافعه, سفينه (فعل) رفع شيئا, رفع الاسعار (صفه) جزء أوطأ من باقي المبنى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מגבה, מנוף, דגל ספינה, שקע, כדורון לבן (בכדורת), נסיך, נער (בקלפים), ברנש, כסף (מדוברת), חלוק אבן (למשחק), שוטר או בלש (מדוברת), מתקן לסיבוב שיפוד, מין דג, חוטב עצים, מתקן לפריטה על צ'מבלו, מנקה ארובות‬
v. tr. - ‮הרים במגבה, הניף, העלה משכורות (מדוברת)‬
v. intr. - ‮דג דגים בעזרת אור‬
n. - ‮כלי-קיבול לליקר, מין מעיל צבאי קצר‬
adj. - ‮מואס בדבר כלשהו (אוסטרליה, ניו-זילנד)‬

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