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jacks in

jacks in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jack in.

Meaning of jack in

Verb

jack in (third-person singular simple present jacks in, present participle jacking in, simple past and past participle jacked in)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, transitive) To stop doing a regular activity, such as a job or studying.
    • I've had enough of working nights, so I'm going to jack in my job.
  2. (music recording) To insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.
  3. (ambitransitive) To connect a brain directly to a computer.
    • Watchman replaced him in the linkup seat. He jacked himself into the computer.1970 June, Robert Silverberg, “The Tower of Glass”, in Galaxy Science Fiction, volume 30, number 3, page 141

Questions about jacks in

What is jacks in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Jacks in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jack in.

Words near jacks in in the dictionary

  1. jackrollings
  2. jackrolls
  3. jacks
  4. jacks around
  5. Jacks Creek
  6. jacks in
  7. Jacks in the green
  8. jacks into
  9. jacks it
  10. Jacks o' the clock
  11. jacks of all trades

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