Look up: Jack

1. jack
   A wheeled device with lifting capabilities, used to move pallets or heavy loads of product (often onto skids or pallets).
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2. jack
   [n] - a small worthless amount 2. [n] - an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug 3. [n] - game equipment consisting of one of several small objects picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks 4. [n] - small flag indicating a ship`s nationality 5. [n] - one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince 6. [n] - tool for exerting pressure or lifting 7. [n] - any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas 8. [n] - male donkey 9. [v] - lift with a jack, as of a car
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3. JACK
   Commonly used audio connector. May be mono or stereo.
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4. Jack
   A type of connector used in sound equipment; sometimes called a phone jack. There are two types, mono and stereo, found in two sizes (standard: 6.3mm and mini: 3.5mm). At one time most sound equipment used standard jacks, but now they are usually only used on line-level gear: microphones normally have XLR (qv) connectors.
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5. Jack
   Mechanical or hydraulic device for lifting heavy equipment off the floor. Can also be used where a force needs to be applied between two points.Bottle JackPhotograph courtesy of Draper.co.ukA small hydraulic jack.Inflatable JackPhotograph courtesy of Draper.co.ukA strong sealed bag that is placed under the object to be lifted and inflated with air.…
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6. Jack
   a flag hoisted at the bow of a ship. In navies this is, as a rule, a flag identifying nationality, but not necessarily in the same design as the ensign, while on non-naval vesels, the jack may have other meanings, or be decorative. French - pavillon de beaupré German - gösh Spanish - torrotito, bandera de tajamar Russian - gyuis Dutch - gues Polish…
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7. jack
   powered linear actuator Category: Mechanical engineering • A spring-steel wire part comprising a straight stem containing a loop near the top,to which a string from the jacquard of the lace furnishing machine is attached,and a point at the top at right angles to the stem.The point can enter between the warp and pattern threads so as to restrict their lateral movement. Category: Vari…
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8. Jack
   Connector primarily used for headphones and microphone connection, partly also as Audio - or Video connection.
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9. Jack
   Jack (jăk) noun [ Portuguese jaca , Malayalam, tsjaka .] (Botany) A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia , common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and …
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10. Jack
    Jack noun [ French Jacques James, Latin Jacobus , Greek ..., Hebrew Ya 'aqōb Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Confer Jacobite , Jockey .] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John . « You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby.» Shak. 2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a …
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11. Jack
    Jack noun [ French jaque , jacque , perhaps from the proper name Jacques . Confer Jacquerie .] A coarse and cheap mediæval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather. « Their horsemen are with jacks for most part clad.» Sir J. Harrington.
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12. Jack
    Jack noun [ Named from its resemblance to a jack boot .] A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack . [ Obsolete] Dryden.
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13. Jack
    Jack intransitive verb To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack , noun , 4, noun
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14. Jack
    Jack transitive verb To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack , noun , 5.
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15. jack
    <marine biology> Young salmon, usually a male, that matures precociously. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...
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16. jack
    noun any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
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17. jack
    noun tool for exerting pressure or lifting
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18. jack
    jack up verb lift with a special device; `jack up the car so you can change the tire`
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19. jack
    noun 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
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20. jack
    noun one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
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21. jack
    noun male donkey
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22. Jack
    `Jack ` may refer to: * Jack (name), originally a nickname for John (including list of people with that name) * Jack (device), a device used to lift heavy objects * Jack (connector), an electrical connector ** Jack plug, a common audio connector * Jack (playing card), the lowest face card in a deck of playing cards * Jack (mascot), the clown mascot of American restaurant chain Jack In The Box * Jack (human modeling), a human modeling and simulati...
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23. Jack
    `Jack ` may refer to: * Jack (name), originally a nickname for John (including list of people with that name) * Jack (device), a device used to lift heavy objects * Jack (connector), an electrical connector ** Jack plug, a common audio connector * Jack (playing card), the lowest face card in a deck of playing cards * Jack (mascot), the clown mascot of American restaurant chain Jack In The Box * Jack (human modeling), a human modeling and simulati...
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24. Jack
    • (n.) A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack. • (n.) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and merou. • (n.) The male of certain animals, as of the ass. • (n.) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine. • (n.) A compact, portable mac...
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25. jack
    (from the article `bowls`) outdoor game in which a ball (known as a bowl) is rolled toward a smaller stationary ball, called a jack. The object is to roll one`s bowls so that ...
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