Droopy was always promising to rob old ladies, but so far had jacked only a pizza delivery man … Gini Sikes
4
informal: to cause great excitement, enthusiasm, or energy in : jack up
Even Phil Mickelson, the Masters champion of a year ago and a three-time winner in 2005, can't jack the audience like Woods. Gerry Dulac
5
: to hunt or fish for (an animal) at night with a jacklight or similar bright light
… if old-fashioned country stores were anything like ours is today, you could find just about any type of gossip you might want, from suspicions about who is jacking deer out of season to the darkest speculation about marital infidelities.Cook's Illustrated
6
informal: to copy or appropriate (something, such as an idea or style) : hijacksense 2a
Apparently I'd struck a nerve in that sensitive place called the male ego. In his mind I'd accused him of hip-hop's equivalent of treason—jacking someone's style. Dream Hampton
7
informal: to hit (a ball) forcefully
Five batters later Martinez jacked an upper-deck grand slam off Mark Langston … Tom Verducci
Big Mac turns it up another notch, jacking five homers in his last 11 at-bats to finish with an unreal 70.ESPN
… Mickelson took an aggressive line off the tee and jacked a lob wedge over the green. Alan Shipnuck
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a
informal: to grab, shove, or handle (someone or something) forcefully : jack up
Behind the building he was greeted by several bruisers looking for blood. "One guy jacked my horn out of my arms and threw it down," he [Ornette Coleman] says. David Grogan
b
informal: to cause injury to (someone or something) : jack up
The next week, he jacked his knee in a practice incident …, and it set him back a bit.racerxonline.com
Cejudo dropped Cruz with that knee and was jacking him with punches with no real response from Cruz. Dan Bernstein
d
informal: to treat or confront (someone) in a harassing, rough, or overly aggressive and typically unwarranted manner : jack up
"I honestly think the only reason I get jacked by the police is because I'm tall and black," said Maurice [St. Cyere], who is 5'9".The Bay State Banner
: to hunt or fish at night with a jacklight or similar bright light
"… jacking involves the use of a high-powered light and a firearm at night. … Whether you are successful in getting a deer or not, it is an illegal act." Blaine Henshaw
Noun I'd buy that watch, but I don't have the jack right now. a Portuguese ship flying the national jack
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Noun
Cut out the carving for way less messy jack-o'-lanterns. Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022 That and the fact that the 5A has a headphone jack, while the 6A does not. Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 1 July 2022 The right side has a 3.5 mm jack and another USB-C port (3.2 Gen 2). Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 13 May 2022 This is a device that’s ideal for anyone who wants to use a superb pair of wired headphones with a modern smartphone, most of which don’t have a headphone jack. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021 Under the watchful eyes of thousands of glowing jack-o'-lanterns, a bevy of attractions will comprise the fourth year of Newfields' Harvest. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2021 Shorty often sits in with other Jazz Fest artists, as befits a jack-of-all-trades musician who shines in almost any stylistic setting. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 The podcast is hosted by Amanda de Cadenet, who is a jack of all trades and award-winning host, and some of the previous podcast guests have included Naomi Osaka, Adut Akech and Paloma Elsesser. Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 23 June 2022 The only one of the new Inzone headphones that can be used with Xbox is the entry-level H3 series, courtesy of their 3.5mm jack. John Archer, Forbes, 28 June 2022
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While analysts were consistently optimistic about the long-term outlook for several promising software firms, investors fled those companies in recent months as the Federal Reserve’s decision to jack up interest rates punished unprofitable outfits. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 The region’s wholesaler has argued with officials in Sacramento that mandating further conservation will only hurt ratepayers as agencies are forced to further jack up rates to offset plummeting revenue from declining sales. Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 From Europe to Asia to Latin America, residential real-estate markets are coming off the boil, and in some cases seeing home values fall, as central banks jack up borrowing costs to bring consumer-price growth to heel. Jason Douglas, WSJ, 18 July 2022 Proposition 30 would jack up our income tax another 1.75% to a previously unimaginable 15.05%. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 With that power, fans have come to accept things like service fees that often jack up the total price by 30 percent, and on-sales for major events where resellers wind up with the lion’s share of the tickets. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022 Insurers could jack up prices, knowing that customers would be insensitive to cost changes because subsidies—meaning taxpayers—would make up the difference. Brian Blase, WSJ, 28 July 2022 Essentially what's going on is that big corporations are using the cover of inflation to jack up their prices beyond what their input costs would justify and rake in those profits, and consumers are paying the price. Abc News, ABC News, 20 July 2022 The gravitational pull from tighter Fed policy is being felt across Asia, adding to pressure on the region’s central banks to jack up interest rates to restrain accelerating inflation. Jason Douglas, WSJ, 20 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English Jacke, familiar term of address to a social inferior, nickname for Johan John