Jack

  • 61jack — I. /dʒæk / (say jak) noun 1. a man or fellow. 2. (also upper case) a sailor. 3. any of various mechanical contrivances or devices, as a contrivance for raising heavy weights short distances, most commonly comprising a rack and pinion wheel or… …

  • 62Jack — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino ELECTRICIDAD Dispositivo de conexión o conmutación usado para enlazar el cableado de un circuito. * * * (as used in expressions) Benny, Jack Dempsey, Jack Gibson, Eleanor J(ack) Eleanor Jack Jack, el… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 63jack — jack1 [dʒæk] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the man s name Jack] 1.) a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air ▪ a hydraulic jack 2.) a card used in card games that has …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 64jack — {{11}}jack (n.) late 14c., jakke a mechanical device, from the masc. name JACK (Cf. Jack). The proper name was used in M.E. for any common fellow (mid 14c.), and thereafter extended to various appliances replacing servants (1570s). Used… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 65Jack TV — Infobox TV channel name = Jack TV logofile = JackTV.jpg logoalt = Jack TV logo logosize = 200px launch = May 2005 country = PHI broadcast area = PHI headquarters = Antipolo City, PHI owner = Solar Entertainment Corporation slogan = It s… …

    Wikipedia

  • 66jack — 1 noun (C) 1 TOOL FOR LIFTING a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air: a hydraulic jack 2 CARD GAMES a card used in card games that has a man s picture on it and is… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 67jack — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a device for lifting heavy objects, esp. the axle of a vehicle off the ground while changing a wheel etc. 2 a court card with a picture of a man, esp. a soldier, page, or knave, etc. 3 a ship s flag, esp. one flown from the bow… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 68Jack — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a device for lifting heavy objects, esp. the axle of a vehicle off the ground while changing a wheel etc. 2 a court card with a picture of a man, esp. a soldier, page, or knave, etc. 3 a ship s flag, esp. one flown from the bow… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 69jack — I. n 1. nothing. This fairly widespread sense of the word may derive from an earlier and now obsolete sense of jack meaning very little or a small or insignificant amount. (A synonymous expression is jack shit .) ► We didn t get jack. 2a. a… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 70jack — jack1 noun 1》 a device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle. 2》 a playing card bearing a representation of a soldier, page, or knave, normally ranking next below a queen. 3》 (also jack socket) a socket …

    English new terms dictionary