jack

Meanings

Noun

• A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
• A man.
• A device or utensil.
• A non-tool object or thing.
• A plant or animal.
• The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus (species)); also the tree itself.
• The related tree Mangifera caesia.
• A home run.

Verb

• To raise using a jack.
• To raise or increase.
• To distil (an alcoholic beverage) by freezing, removing the ice (which is water) and leaving the alcohol (which remains liquid).
• To steal something, typically an automobile. Shortened form of carjacking.
• To dance by moving the torso forward and backward in a rippling motion.
• To jack off, to masturbate.
• To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.

Adjective

• Tired, disillusioned; fed up (with).

Origin

• From Anglo-Norman jacke, Middle French jaque, jacque, from jacques, from the proper name Jacques. Compare jacquerie.
• Image:Jackscrew.gif|thumb|A scissor jack (mechanical device)
• Transferative use of the personal name Jack.
• From Portuguese jaca ("jackfruit"), from Malayalam ചക്ക.