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Jacket

/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ · noun

Meaning

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length..

Definitions by Sense

  1. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
  2. A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
  3. A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
  4. (slang) A police record.
  5. (military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
  6. The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
  7. (Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
  8. (Appalachia) A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).

Example Sentences

"I need to look up somebody's jacket."
We got a crowd of black, white customers, out-of-state license plates, what have you. Somebody gonna check that out. They gonna drop a dime on me, call 911. And you know with my jacket I can't go back to jail.
Yo's jacket shows possession with intent, possession of unlicensed firearm, and assault, for which he still owes three years.
Cook the potatoes in their jackets.
‘None of your gab, I tell you! If you speak another word, I'll have you jacketed[…]!’
...to...prevent...the loss of heat...there is also a layer of silicate cotton or slag wool. This latter material is also employed to jacket the chimney for a certain portion of its length.
By jacketting the mercury tube determinations can be made at any temperature desired.
By jacketting the rod and putting the whole resonant-bar device in a pressure vessel, the intrinsic attenuation can be measured under helium confining pressure.

Synonyms for jacket

coatsleevestraitjacketjacket crown

Antonyms for jacket

Related Words

jacket crownsweatershirtblouset-shirttuxedowindbreakerhoodiesuitcloakblazerovercoatraincoatgowncollartuxcoatouterwearrobevest

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does jacket mean?

Jacket means A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length..

What is a synonym for jacket?

Common synonyms include coat, sleeve, straitjacket, jacket crown.

What is the opposite of jacket?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use jacket in a sentence?

"I need to look up somebody's jacket."

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