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jack

jack
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jak]
    • /dʒæk/
    • /dʒæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak]
    • /dʒæk/

Definitions of jack word

  • noun jack Sir John Arthur ("Jack") 1926–2014, Australian racing-car driver and designer. 1
  • verb with object jack to steal: Some neighborhood kids jacked her car and took it for a joyride. Hackers jacked my email account in a phishing scam. 1
  • verb with object jack to rob: He got jacked on his way home from the club. 1
  • verb without object jack to jacklight. 1
  • adjective jack Carpentry. having a height or length less than that of most of the others in a structure; cripple: jack rafter; jack truss. 1
  • idioms jack every man jack, everyone without exception: They presented a formidable opposition, every man jack of them. 1

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Origin of jack

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English jakke, Jakke used in addressing any male, especially a social inferior, variant of Jakken, variant of Jankin, equivalent to Jan John + -kin -kin; extended in sense to anything male, and as a designation for a variety of inanimate objects

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Jack

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jack popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

jack usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for jack

noun jack

  • playing card — one of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill.
  • knave — an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
  • card — A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.
  • court card — (in a pack of playing cards) a king, queen, or jack of any suit
  • picture card — face card

verb jack

  • raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
  • hoist — to hoist.
  • shove — to move along by force from behind; push.
  • boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
  • construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied

Antonyms for jack

verb jack

  • condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • demote — If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
  • denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.

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