jack

[jak] / dʒæk /

NOUN

sailor

Synonyms

STRONG

bluejacket boater cadet diver jack-tar lascar marine mariner mate middy navigator pilot pirate salt seafarer seaman shipmate swab tar tarpaulin windjammer

WEAK

able-bodied sailor circumnavigator deck hand hearty midshipman/woman old salt sea dog sea person shellback swabber swabbie water dog yachter

VERB

raise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hoist shove

STRONG

boost construct elevate erect establish exalt heave hike jump lever lift mount promote pry rear up upcast upheave uplift upraise

WEAK

bring up hold up lift up move up place up pull up put on its end put up run up set up set upright stand up take up throw up uprear

Antonyms

STRONG

condemn decline decrease demote denounce depress destroy drop fall hurt lower raze ruin

Example Sentences

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Core inflation came in hotter than expected this week, and higher oil prices are almost certainly going to jack up headline numbers.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

New jack swing made stars of Sweat, Al B. Sure!,

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“You don’t need a full sedan lineup but you do need a jack of all trades.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The Reform UK-led authority's £75,000 project started in December, with 164 union jack flags being fixed to lamp-posts in 82 areas across Nottinghamshire.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

I lay panting like a wounded duck, quietly cursing as I inched the jack forward under an axle that I had to find by feel, since it was under water.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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