How to pronounce jack

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What jack means

noun

Most people know jack in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A tool for lifting a car off the ground

In a sentence: Mom used a jack to raise the car so she could change the flat tire.

Where it comes from: It comes from Jack, a nickname for a man, taken from the French name Jacques. Many handy tools and helpers were given that name.

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