jack

Trunk-stored car lifter

Numerous and often unrelated things are called jack, including a device for raising a heavy object (car jack), a face card bearing a picture of a solider, who is also a jack (jack of hearts), a small, six-pronged object used in the game of jacks, and a small flag.

To jack something is to raise it with a jack.

To jack up prices is to raise them.

To jack it up means to ruin something in some way: The hairdresser jacked up my bangs.

When Jack is capitalized it is usually a male given name, a nickname for John, or an informal designation for any male.

card

knave

Dishonest, unprincipled person

euchre · spades · hearts · diamonds · clubs · deck · poker · one-eyed · suit · trick

lifting

hydraulic

Relating to pressurized liquids

elevate · vehicle · tripod · support · ratchet · mechanic · roadside · crank

game

ball

Spherical plaything or gala

pickup · toss · children · playground · rubber ball · scoop · sweep · metal

animal

donkey

Long-eared equine

  • maleSperm-producing sex
  • burroSmall domesticated donkey
  • muleEquine hybrid, often sterile

jenny · hinny · equine · jackass

lumberjack

logger

One who fells trees

felling · chainsaw · sawyer · woodsman · forest · logging · plaid · camp

nautical

flag

Cloth symbol or signal

naval · ship · colors · pennant · masthead · signal · harbor · vessel

rabbit

hare

Large wild lagomorph

speed

socket

plug

Something that blocks openings

connector · port · RCA · phono · ethernet · input · stereo · cable · adapter · panel

Categories
Opposites
playing card rank

jackace

Single-pip card

king · queen · deuce · two · joker

lifting device type

jackcrane

Lifter or wader

hoist · gantry · derrick · forklift · hydraulic lift

gender naming

jackJill

English feminine name

Jane · Jackie · Joan · Diane · Mary

Phrases
Family

hijack, jacks, hijacker, hijacking, jacked, blackjack, flapjack, hijacked, jackal

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G