Jacket meaning

What does “jacket” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“jacket” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a short coat.

jacket

noun

  1. a short coat

  2. an outer wrapping or casing

    “phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets”

  3. (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

    “tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown”

  4. the outer skin of a potato

  5. the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition

verb

  1. provide with a thermally non-conducting cover

    “The tubing needs to be jacketed”

  2. put a jacket on

    “The men were jacketed”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University