jackknifed

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Definition of jackknifed word

noun jackknifed Simple past tense and past participle of jackknife. 1

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jackknifed 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.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for jackknifed

verb jackknifed

turned — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
skidded — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
veered — to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
swiveled — a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle.
twisted — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.

noun jackknifed

cannonballed — Simple past tense and past participle of cannonball.
plunged — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.

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