Sekirov Dictionary

jacket

/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/

noun13

  1. a short coat that people wear over a shirt or other clothes
  2. Any of certain types of outerwear.
  3. A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US).
  4. An outer garment (usually white) intended for chefs and which may be taken to signify status.
  5. (US) A letter jacket.
  6. A lifejacket.
  7. A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, bullet, hot water tank, vinyl record).
  8. A file jacket.
  9. In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
  10. The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
  11. (slang) A police record.
  12. (UK, Appalachia) A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
  13. A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.

verb2

  1. To confine (someone) to a straitjacket.
  2. To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
forms

jacketed · jacketted · jacketing · jacketting · jackets

Phrases with jacket

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