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jack in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a small worthless amount
    "you don't know jack"
    jack  doodly-squat  diddly-squat  diddlysquat  diddly-shit  diddlyshit  diddly  diddley  squat  shit 
  2. any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
    jack 
  3. male donkey
    jack  jackass 
  4. tool for exerting pressure or lifting
    jack 
  5. one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
    jack  knave 
  6. small flag indicating a ship's nationality
    jack 
  7. game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
    jack  jackstones 
  8. an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
    jack 
  9. a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
    jack 
  10. immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
    jackfruit  jak  jack 
  11. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
    laborer  manual laborer  labourer  jack 
verb
  1. hunt with a jacklight
    jacklight  jack 
  2. lift with a special device
    "jack up the car so you can change the tire"
    jack  jack up 
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