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noun | verb jackjack1 /dʒæk/ noun ETYMOLOGYjack1Origin: 1300-1400 From the man's name Jack 1 [countable] 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 jack2[countable] 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: the jack of hearts3[countable] an electronic connection for a telephone or other electric machine: a phone jack4jacks [uncountable] a children’s game in which the players try to pick up small objects (=jacks) while bouncing (bounce) and catching a ball5[countable] a small metal or plastic object that has six points, used in the game of jacks noun | verb jackjack2 verb VERB TABLEjack |
Present | I, you, we, they | jack | | he, she, it | jacks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | jacked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have jacked, jack | | he, she, it | has jacked, jack | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had jacked, jack | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will jack | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have jacked, jack |
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Present | I | am jacking | | he, she, it | is jacking | | you, we, they | are jacking | Past | I, he, she, it | was jacking | | you, we, they | were jacking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been jacking | | he, she, it | has been jacking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been jacking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be jacking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been jacking |
be jacked (up) slang to be excited and nervous, often because of taking drugsjack somebody around phrasal verb spoken informal to waste someone’s time by deliberately making things difficult for him or her: Quit jacking me around, and just tell me!jack something up phrasal verb1to lift something heavy such as a car off the ground using a jack2informal to increase prices, sales, etc. by a large amount: Local sales tax really jacks the prices up. |