jacks

n. game in which jacks are picked up in a specific sequence between bouncing or throwing and catching a rubber ball; (Irish Slang) toilet

n. mechanical device for raising great weights; playing card with the figure of a knave; electrical socket; ship's flag; male donkey; six-pointed object used in the game of jacks

v. raise a heavy object with the help of a mechanical device; raise, boost; raise prices; hunt with a jacklight; (in Canada and the USA) take something unlawfully, steal

For the musical group of same name, see Jacks (1960s Japanese band)  Jacks (sometimes called jackstones, fivestones or onesies) is a playground game for children.The game originated hundreds of years ago, when the only playthings boys and girls had were materials they found near their homes. They collected small stones and animal bones and learned to use them in a game. They tossed them into the air in a way similar to today's version of the game.
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Noun
1. plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks
(synonym) jackstones
(hypernym) plaything, toy
2. a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
(synonym) jackstones, knucklebones
(hypernym) child's game

Noun
1. a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
(synonym) diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
2. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
(synonym) laborer, manual laborer, labourer
(hypernym) workman, working man, working person
(hyponym) agricultural laborer, agricultural labourer
3. immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted
(synonym) jackfruit, jak
(hypernym) edible fruit
(part-holonym) jackfruit, jackfruit tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus
4. an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
(hypernym) electrical device
(hyponym) telephone jack, phone jack
5. game equipment consisting of one of several small objects picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
(hypernym) game equipment
6. small flag indicating a ship's nationality
(hypernym) flag
7. one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
(synonym) knave
(hypernym) face card, picture card, court card
8. tool for exerting pressure or lifting
(hypernym) tool
(hyponym) bumper jack
(derivation) jack up
9. any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas
(hypernym) carangid fish, carangid
(hyponym) crevalle jack, jack crevalle, Caranx hippos
(member-holonym) Carangidae, family Carangidae
10. male donkey
(synonym) jackass
(hypernym) ass
Verb
1. lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"
(synonym) jack up
(hypernym) raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
2. hunt with a jacklight
(synonym) jacklight
(hypernym) hunt, run, hunt down, track down

n. jack plug

Synonyms and related words:
agate, ball, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, blocks, checkerboard, chessboard, club, cockhorse, cricket bat, cue, doll, doll carriage, gewgaw, gimcrack, golf club, hobbyhorse, jack-in-the-box, jackstones, jackstraws, kickshaw, knickknack, marble, marionette, mig, paper doll, pick-up sticks, pinwheel, plaything, puppet, racket, rag doll, rocking horse, sport, steelie, taw, teetotum, top, toy, toy soldier, trinket, whim-wham