jack
A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
Noun 4 meanings
A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
“jack of plate”
A man.
A mechanical device or utensil used for lifting.
A non-tool object or thing.
Verb 4 meanings
To physically raise using a jack.
“He jacked the car so that he could replace the brake pads.”
To raise or increase.
“If you want to jack your stats you just write off failures as invalid results.”
To increase the potency of an alcoholic beverage similarly to distillation by chilling it to below the freezing point of water, removing the water ice crystals that form, and leaving the still-liquid alcoholic portion.
To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
“Someone jacked my car last night!”
Adjective 1 meaning
Tired, disillusioned; fed up (with).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, Middle French jaque, jacque, from jacques (“peasant”), from the proper name Jacques. Compare jacquerie.
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JACK at a glance
JACK has 4 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (J 8 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,559 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with jack
All rhymes- BACK12
- BLACK13
- ATTACK12
- TRACK11
- LACK10
- PACK12
- CRACK13
- FEEDBACK20
- COMEBACK20
- HACK13
- STACK11
- QUARTERBACK28
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