Definition of Jack-knife

1. Noun. A compact folding knife. ¹

2. Noun. The front-dive pike, in which the body folds and unfolds. ¹

3. Noun. (colloquial) A semi-trailer truck accident in which the vehicle mimics the closing of a jack-knife. ¹

4. Noun. (statistics) (alternative spelling of jackknife) ¹

5. Verb. To fold in the middle, as a jackknife does. ¹

6. Verb. (colloquial) To cause a semi-trailer truck to fold like a jackknife in a traffic accident. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jack-knife

jacinthe
jacinthes
jacinths
jack-a-dandies
jack-a-dandy
jack-a-lantern
jack-a-napes
jack-ball
jack-by-the-hedge
jack-easy
jack-fruit
jack-in-the-box
jack-in-the-boxes
jack-in-the-pulpit
jack-knife (current term)
jack-knifed
jack-knifes
jack-knifing
jack-knives
jack-o'-lantern
jack-o'-lanterns
jack-o-lantern
jack-o-lantern fungus
jack-of-the-dust
jack-rabbit
jack-staff
jack-tar
jack-up
jack around

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