"jack-in-the-box" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: jacks-in-boxes [plural], jacks-in-the-boxes [plural], jack-in-the-boxes [plural], jacks-in-the-box [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|jacks-in-boxes|jacks-in-the-boxes|+|jacks-in-the-box}} jack-in-the-box (plural jacks-in-boxes or jacks-in-the-boxes or jack-in-the-boxes or jacks-in-the-box)
  1. Children’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out unexpectedly after some turnings of a crank. Categories (topical): Toys Translations (child’s toy): 玩偶匣 (Chinese Mandarin), 惊吓盒 (Chinese Mandarin), trold i æske [common-gender] (Danish), vieteriukko (Finnish), diable en boîte [masculine] (French), ყუთი გამომხტომი ფიგურით (q̇uti gamomxṭomi pigurit) (Georgian), Schachtelteufel [masculine] (German), びっくり箱 (bikkuribako) (Japanese), чёртик из коро́бочки (čórtik iz koróbočki) [masculine] (Russian), чёрт из табаке́рки (čort iz tabakérki) [masculine] (Russian), caja de sorpresa [feminine] (Spanish), caja sorpresa de jack (Spanish), gubben i lådan [common-gender] (Swedish), jac-yn-y-bocs [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-jack-in-the-box-en-noun-TOd3EF63 Disambiguation of Toys: 59 19 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 16 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 17 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 16 29 Disambiguation of 'child’s toy': 100 0 0
  2. (historical) A small but powerful kind of screw, used by burglars to break open safes. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-jack-in-the-box-en-noun-9aw1p7Tr
  3. (obsolete) A con-man who deceived tradesmen by substituting empty boxes for others full of money. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-jack-in-the-box-en-noun-vA31pqAM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Jack o’ the clock

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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