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▸ noun: A jack or knucklebone used in the game of the same name in the plural (possibly derived from the Scottish game high jinks).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To make a quick evasive turn or turns to confuse pursuers, incoming fire, etc.
▸ verb: (transitive) To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn.
▸ verb: (intransitive, card games) In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to attempt to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won if unsuccessful.
▸ verb: To elude; to cheat.
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