JACK-IN-THE-BOX: Meaning and related words

We found 23 dictionaries that define the word jack-in-the-box:

General (21 matching dictionaries)

jack-in-the-box: Merriam-Webster
jack-in-the-box: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
jack-in-the-box: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
jack-in-the-box, jack-in-the-box: Collins English Dictionary
jack-in-the-box: Vocabulary.com
jack-in-the-box: Wordnik
jack-in-the-box: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
jack-in-the-box: Wiktionary
jack-in-the-box: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
jack-in-the-box: Infoplease Dictionary
jack-in-the-box: Dictionary.com
jack-in-the-box: Online Etymology Dictionary
jack-in-the-box: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Jack-in-the-box: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
jack-in-the-box: Rhymezone
jack-in-the-box: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
jack-in-the-box: FreeDictionary.org
jack-in-the-box: Mnemonic Dictionary
jack-in-the-box: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

jack-in-the-box: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

jack-in-the-box: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  Children’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out unexpectedly after some turnings of a crank.
▸ noun:  (historical) A small but powerful kind of screw, used by burglars to break open safes.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) A con-man who deceived tradesmen by substituting empty boxes for others full of money.

Opposite:

jack-out-of-the-box, surprise box, pop-up toy

Phrases:

Jack-in-the-box effect, more...

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