Main Entry:

²jack

Function:

verb

Date:

circa 1841

intransitive verb

: to hunt or fish at night with a jacklighttransitive verb1: to hunt or fish for at night with a jacklight2 a: to move or lift by or as if by a jack b: to raise the level of —usually used with up<jack up the price> c: to take to task

— jack·er noun