jack
noun
/d͡ʒæk/
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- 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.]
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cric,
connecteur,
jack,
prise jack
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- (countable, now, chiefly, US) A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general. [from 16th c.]
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gars,
mec,
gonze,
type
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- 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.]
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baton d’échappement,
sautereau
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- (bowls) A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball. [from 17th c.]
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cochonnet
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- (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.]
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connecteur,
jack,
prise jack
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- (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.]
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âne
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jack
verb
/d͡ʒæk/
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- (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
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faucher,
piquer
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- (transitive) To physically raise using a jack.
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mettre sur le cric
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Jack
properNoun
/d͡ʒæk/
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- Ellipsis of Monterey Jack., a type of cheese.
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Jacques,
Jacob,
Jack
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- A en given name, also used as a pet form of John or more rarely, Jacob.
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Jeannot
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jacks
noun
/d͡ʒæks/
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- (games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.
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osselets
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jacked
adjective
/d͡ʒækt/
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- (slang) Strong and/or muscled.
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musclé
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