to jack
- verb
- /dʒæk/
- Slang
- Your sister got jacked over in the Armstrong Houses.
- get jacked
- jack a car
- try to jack
And he started jacking, robbing the different rave clicks.
- And he started jacking, robbing the different rave clicks.
Examples
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Oh my God, the man said he jacked their car.
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Looks like somebody has jacked a construction site recently.
Fiction book (1997) -
RICO: They tried to jack your load.
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Obama's policies directly harm the poorest by jacking up gasoline and energy prices.
Blog text (16) -
I saw someone trying to jack a bicycle outside the store.
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The thief quickly jacked a backpack and ran away before anyone noticed.
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While he wasn't looking, she jacked his wallet from the table.
Synonyms
To move or take something quietly so others do not notice
To steal something quickly without the owner knowing
To steal small things from someone's pocket or bag
To take something quickly without the owner noticing
To steal something secretly from a shop or person
Take something without permission, often quickly
To steal something quickly and secretly
To quickly take something before others can act
Grab someone's handbag quickly and run away to steal it
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Offensive
To touch your own private parts to get sexual pleasure, usually by a man
Compounds
The national flag of the United Kingdom showing the crosses of England, Scotland, and Ireland
- Informal
A person who can do many different jobs fairly well but is not an expert
A person who killed several women in London in the late 1800s and was never identified
A toy figure with moving arms and legs that moves up and down when you pull its strings
- US
A medium pine tree with two yellow-green needles on each branch and rough scaly bark
- Specialized
A hand tool with a long flat bottom for smoothing and shaping wood before finishing
- Archaic
A surprising thing that seems to come by luck, not skill, like a small toy in a snack box
- Specialized
A large silver fish that lives near the coast in warm seas and fights hard when caught
- Jargon
Card game where players score points by taking the highest card, the lowest card, the jack, or most cards
- Specialized
A large strong fish people catch for sport in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
A large poisonous mushroom with orange caps that grows in tight groups and gills that glow in the dark
- Specialized
A tool that lifts heavy things by turning a screw, often used to raise a car
A simple card game for two players where one player tries to win all the other player's cards
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jack meaning 'to steal' comes from slang where jack meant 'to grab' or 'to take', so to 'jack' something is to take it quickly and secretly.