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Moderatejack
The correct spelling is jack.
How to pronounce jack
/dʒæk/
nounIPA: /dʒæk/
Say it like: Jak
The correct spelling is jack. A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather. For example: "He jacked the car up so that he could replace the brake pads."
Usage Examples
“He jacked the car up so that he could replace the brake pads.”
“If you want to jack your stats you just write off failures as invalid results.”
“Someone jacked my car last night!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
- 2.A man.
- 3.A device or utensil.
- 4.A non-tool object or thing.
- 5.A plant or animal.
verb
- 1.To raise using a jack.
- 2.To raise or increase.
- 3.To produce by freeze distillation; to distil (an alcoholic beverage) by freezing it and removing the ice (which is water), leaving the alcohol (which remains liquid).
- 4.To steal something, typically an automobile. Shortened form of carjacking.
- 5.To dance by moving the torso forward and backward in a rippling motion.
adjective
- 1.Tired, disillusioned; fed up (with).
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