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jack noun

  /d͡ʒæk/
  • A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]
 cric, connecteur, jack, prise jack
  • (countable, now, chiefly, US) A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general. [from 16th c.]
 gars, mec, gonze, type
  • Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano. [from 16th c.]
 baton d’échappement, sautereau
  • (bowls) A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball. [from 17th c.]
 cochonnet
  • (electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc. [from 19th c.]
  • (games) A small, six-pointed playing piece used in the game of jacks. [from 19th c.]
  • A non-tool object or thing.
  • A pike, especially when young. [from 16th c.]
 connecteur, jack, prise jack
  • (nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel. [from 17th c.]
 âne

Jack properNoun

  /d͡ʒæk/
  • A en given name, also used as a pet form of John or more rarely, Jacob.
 Jacques, Jacob, Jack, Jeannot

jack verb

  /d͡ʒæk/
  • (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
 faucher, piquer
  • (transitive) To physically raise using a jack.
 mettre sur le cric

jacks noun

  /d͡ʒæks/
  • (games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.
 osselets

jacked adjective

  /d͡ʒækt/
  • (slang) Strong and/or muscled.
 musclé
jack shit
que dalle
Jack the Ripper
Jack l’Éventreur
jack of all trades
homme à tout faire, touche-à-tout
jack-ball
cochonnet
pallet jack
transpalette
slippery jack
bolet jaune, nonette voilée
jack of spades
valet de pique
jack mackerel
chinchard

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jack

jack

Jack

Jack
Jack l’Éventreur
Jack the Ripper
terrier Jack Russell
Jack Russell terrier
Union Jack
Union Flag, Union Jack
new jack swing
new jack swing
jumping jack
fidget
Jack Russell terrier
Jack Russell terrier
prise jack
jack
Jack-o’-lantern
jack-o'-lantern
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