Jack

  • 101Jack — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a surname formed from either one of two male given names, Jacob or John. Jacob derives from the Hebrew aqob meaning supplanter or, following after . In the Bible, this is the… …

    Surnames reference

  • 102Jack — 1. white ball used in bowls; 2. venereal disease; 3. double sided penny; 4. kookaburra; 5. police officer; 6. tried beyond endurance; 7. become good; pick up: the swell jacked again mid afternoon ; 8. highly undesirable; deserving contempt,… …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 103jack — Australian Slang 1. white ball used in bowls; 2. venereal disease; 3. double sided penny; 4. kookaburra; 5. police officer; 6. tried beyond endurance; 7. become good; pick up: the swell jacked again mid afternoon ; 8. highly undesirable;… …

    English dialects glossary

  • 104jack — n. (esp. BE) (colloq.) human being every man jack * * * [dʒæk] (esp. BE) (colloq.) [ human being ] every man jack …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 105jack — 1jack s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS giochi nelle carte da gioco francesi, fante (abbr. J) 2. TS elettr. dispositivo di collegamento non permanente fra circuito e circuito o fra circuito e dispositivo, costituito da spina e presa… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 106jack\ up — v 1. To lift with a jack. The man jacked up his car to fit a flat tire. 2. informal To make (a price) higher; raise. Just before Christmas, some stores jack up their prices …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 107jack — noun a phone jack jack something up Syn: socket, outlet, plug, connection …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 108jack — n 1. lift, lifter, booster, erector, hoist, tackle; jackscrew, pneumatic jack, hydraulic jack. 2. flag, pennant, standard, banner, banneret, streamer; colors, Latin, vexillum. ensign, merchant flag, swallowtail, pennon. v 3. lift, lift up, hoist …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 109jack in — phrasal verb Word forms jack in : present tense I/you/we/they jack in he/she/it jacks in present participle jacking in past tense jacked in past participle jacked in informal 1) [transitive] British to stop doing something, especially a job or a… …

    English dictionary

  • 110jack — I s ( et, jack) skåra, hack II s ( et äv. en, jack äv. ar) vägguttag för telefon …

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