jacket

noun

A short coat usually extending to the hips.

noun

An outer covering or casing, especially.

noun

The skin of a potato.

noun

The dust jacket of a book or phonograph record.

noun

An insulation covering for a steam pipe, wire, boiler, or similar part.

noun

An open envelope or folder for filing papers.

noun

The outer metal shell or case of a bullet.

transitive verb

To supply or cover with a jacket.

To cover with or inclose in a jacket: as, to jacket a steam-cylinder, etc.; to jacket a document. See jacket, n., 5 and 6.

To beat; thrash.