1. plural of carjack; mechanical devices used to lift a car off the ground for maintenance or repair

1. third-person singular present tense of carjack; to steal a car from its driver by force or threat
Usage: informal; crime-related

Examples

• The mechanic used two carjacks to lift the vehicle safely.
• Always keep your carjacks in good working condition before using them.
• He carjacks vehicles in the parking lot at night.
• The police warned residents that criminals carjack cars in this neighborhood.
• She carjacks a sedan and drives away quickly.
• The garage has several carjacks of different sizes.