jack

Εννοια

Noun

A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.

Verb

1. To physically raise using a jack.
2. To raise or increase.
3. 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.
4. (colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
5. To dance by moving the torso forward and backward in a rippling motion.
6. (colloquial) To jack off, to masturbate.
7. To fight.
8. (informal) To jerk or move by jerking; to remove or move (something).

Adj

Tired, disillusioned; fed up (with).

Verb

To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/d͡ʒæk/

Ετυμολογία

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Inherited from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, Middle French jaque, jacque, from jacques (“peasant”), from the proper name Jacques. Compare jacquerie.