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Meaning of jack in English

jack
noun
uk
/dʒæk/ us
/dʒæk/

jack noun (EQUIPMENT)

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[ C ]
a piece of equipment that can be opened slowly under a heavy object such as a car in order to raise it off the ground:
You need a car jack in order to change a tyre.
 
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jack noun (CARD)

[ C ]
(also knave)
a playing card with a picture of a man on it. It has a lower value than the cards showing a king or queen:
the jack of clubs
 
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jack noun (BALL)

[ C ]
a small ball towards which other balls are rolled or thrown in the games of bowls or boules
 
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jack noun (STAR-SHAPED OBJECT)

[ C usually plural ]
a small star-shaped object used in the game of jacks, in which you throw a ball into the air and try to pick up as many as possible of these objects with the same hand before catching the ball again
 
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jack noun (GAME)

jacks
[ U ]
a children's game in which you throw a ball into the air and try to pick up as many small star-shaped objects as possible with the same hand before catching the ball again:
The girls were playing jacks on the front steps.
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jack noun (ELECTRICAL)

[ C ]
a connection between two pieces of electrical equipment
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jack noun (NOTHING)

[ U ] slang
(also offensive slang jack shit, uk/ˌdʒæk ˈʃɪt/ us/ˌdʒæk ˈʃɪt/)
nothing:
I know jack about fashion, but I know what I like to wear.
There's jack shit to do here.
(Definition of jack from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

jack | American Dictionary

jack
noun [ C ]
us
/dʒæk/

jack noun [C] (DEVICE)

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a device used to raise and hold something heavy off the ground, esp. one for raising a vehicle so that a tire can be changed

jack noun [C] (CARD)

a playing card that has a picture of a man on it and has a lower value than the cards showing a king or queen:
the jack of diamonds

jack noun [C] (ELECTRICITY)

a hole into which a wire connected to a piece of electrical equipment can be plugged so that the equipment can operate:
a microphone jack
(Definition of jack from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of jack

in Chinese (Traditional)
機械, 千斤頂，起重器, 紙牌…
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器械, 起重器，千斤顶, 纸牌…
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jota, bola de juego, toma…
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valete, jack, tomada…
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（トランプの）ジャック, （電気プラグの）差込み口, ジャック…
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kriko, (iskambil oyunu) vale, bacak…
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valet [masculine], cric, valet…
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sota, presa…
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krik, boer…
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donkraft, knægt…
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domkraft, lyfta (hissa) upp med domkraft…
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jek, pekak…
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der Wagenheber, der Bube…
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knekt [masculine], jekk, donkraft…
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важіль, домкрат, валет…
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домкрат, валет…
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الوَلد في وَرَق الكوتشينة, مقبَس, فيشة كَهرَبائيّة…
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zdvihák, spodek…
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dongkrak, kartu jack…
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แม่แรง, ไพ่แจ็ค สูงกว่าสิบต่ำกว่าควีน…
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bệ đỡ, quân J…
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podnośnik, lewarek, walet…
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(카드) 잭, (전기 연결 구멍) 잭…
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fante (carte da gioco), connettore elettrico, cric…
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