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Vocabulary Entry
jacks
|noun • verb • adjective
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N
noun
A device used to lift heavy objects or a playing card.
Example Sentences
"He used a car jack to raise the vehicle."
"She drew a jack of hearts in the card game."
"The jacks were scattered all over the floor."
V
verb
To raise or lift something, often with a device.
Example Sentences
"They jacked up the car to fix a flat tire."
"He jacked the volume up on the speakers."
"The workers jacked the equipment off the ground."
A
adjective
Related to or resembling jacks, or informal for something that is substandard.
Example Sentences
"The old car had jack tires and needed replacement."
"His joke fell flat; it was just jack."
"They played a jack game with friends in the park."