Noun
jack -
any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
carangid ,
carangid fish a percoid fish of the family Carangidae
carangidae ,
family carangidae large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas
caranx hippos ,
crevalle jack ,
jack crevalle fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
caranx bartholomaei ,
yellow jack fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
blue runner ,
caranx crysos ,
runner fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
elagatis bipinnulata ,
rainbow runner streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish
leatherjack ,
leatherjacket tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies
alectis ciliaris ,
thread-fish ,
threadfish fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins
amberfish ,
amberjack any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
seriola dorsalis ,
yellowtail game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin
banded rudderfish ,
seriola zonata ,
rudderfish fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters
jack -
tool for exerting pressure or lifting
tool an implement used in the practice of a vocation
bumper jack a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper
jack -
an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity
jack -
a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
jack -
male donkey
jackass
jack -
one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
knave
jack -
small flag indicating a ship's nationality
jack -
game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
jackstones
jack -
a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
doodly-squat ,
diddly-squat ,
diddlysquat ,
diddly-shit ,
diddlyshit ,
diddly ,
diddley ,
squat ,
shit
jack -
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
laborer ,
manual laborer ,
labourer
working man ,
working person ,
workingman ,
workman an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
agricultural laborer ,
agricultural labourer a person who tills the soil for a living
bracero a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
cleaner someone whose occupation is cleaning
day laborer ,
day labourer a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
digger a laborer who digs
dishwasher a machine for washing dishes
navvy ,
peon ,
drudge ,
galley slave a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
gandy dancer a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang
gravedigger a person who earns a living by digging graves
hewer a person who hews
hired hand ,
hired man ,
hand a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing" ; "a ranch hand"
hod carrier ,
hodman a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers
itinerant ,
gipsy ,
gypsy a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders"
logger ,
lumberman ,
faller ,
feller ,
lumberjack a person who fells trees
miner ,
mineworker laborer who works in a mine
mule driver ,
mule skinner ,
muleteer ,
skinner a worker who drives mules
platelayer ,
tracklayer a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks
porter a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
rail-splitter ,
splitter a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
sawyer any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
section hand a laborer assigned to a section gang
sprayer a worker who applies spray to a surface
stacker a laborer who builds up a stack or pile
steeplejack someone who builds or maintains very tall structures
dock-walloper ,
dock worker ,
docker ,
dockhand ,
dockworker ,
longshoreman ,
stevedore ,
loader ,
lumper a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
stoker ,
fireman a mechanical device for stoking a furnace
woodcutter cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
wrecker someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
jack -
a man who serves as a sailor
mariner ,
seaman ,
tar ,
Jack-tar ,
Jack ,
old salt ,
seafarer ,
gob ,
sea dog
crewman ,
sailor a member of a work crew
able-bodied seaman ,
able seaman a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
bo's'n ,
bo'sun ,
boatswain ,
bos'n ,
bosun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
deckhand ,
roustabout a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
helmsman ,
steersman ,
steerer the person who steers a ship
bargee ,
bargeman ,
lighterman someone who operates a barge
ship's officer ,
officer a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
pilot someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
sea lawyer an argumentative and contentious seaman
jack -
immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
jackfruit ,
jak
edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Verb
jack -
lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"
jack up
elevate ,
bring up ,
get up ,
lift ,
raise cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
jack -
hunt with a jacklight
jacklight
hunt down ,
track down ,
hunt ,
run pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland" ; "The dogs are running deer" ; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
