Topic: TOOLS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | From the man's name Jack |
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jack1
[countable]
[countable]1TZ 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
a hydraulic jack2DGC a card used in card games that has a man's picture on it and is worth less than a queen and more than a ten a pair of jacks
a pair of jacks3T an electronic connection for a telephone or other electric machine : a phone jack
a phone jack4
a) a children's game in which the players try to pick up small objects called jacks while bouncing and catching a ball
jacks
[plural]DGb) DG a small metal or plastic object that has six points, used in this game
5DSO a small white ball at which players aim larger balls in the game of bowls
6 a rude expression meaning anything at all :
jack (shit)
American English spoken not polite• He doesn't know jack shit about cars.
