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How to pronounce jack
Say it like this: /ˈdʒæk/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does jack mean?
nounA coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
“threescore men in jacks or light coats of mail”
verbTo physically raise using a jack.
“He jacked the car so that he could replace the brake pads.”
To raise or increase.
“If you want to jack your stats you just write off failures as invalid results.”
To increase the potency of an alcoholic beverage similarly to distillation by chilling it to below the freezing point of water, removing the water ice crystals that form, and leaving the still-liquid
adjTired, disillusioned; fed up (with).
“In the end, black and white were both crawling on the ground in reconciliation. Both saying that they were plain jack of each other.”
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