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jack in
jack in vb (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (tr, adverb) slang to abandon or leave (an attempt or enterprise) Thesaurusjack inverb (Informal) give up, resign from, quit, stop, kick (informal), abandon, cease, hand over, surrender, cut out, relinquish, renounce, leave off, say goodbye to, cede, step down from (informal), desist, kiss (something) goodbye, forswear After she jacked in the teaching, Jane got a job with a shipping line.TranslationsIdiomsSeejack (something) injack in
jack inTo log on to a machine or connect to a network or BBS,especially for purposes of entering a virtual realitysimulation such as a MUD or IRC (leaving is "jackingout"). This term derives from cyberpunk SF, in which it wasused for the act of plugging an electrode set into neuralsockets in order to interface the brain directly to a virtualreality. It is primarily used by MUD and IRC fans and youngerhackers on BBS systems.jack in
Synonyms for jack inverb give upSynonyms- give up
- resign from
- quit
- stop
- kick
- abandon
- cease
- hand over
- surrender
- cut out
- relinquish
- renounce
- leave off
- say goodbye to
- cede
- step down from
- desist
- kiss (something) goodbye
- forswear
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