jukebox
To play and listen to music from a jukeboxTo play and listen to music from a jukebox.
» Tom put some money in the jukebox.
Meaning
4 sensesTo play and listen to music from a jukebox.
(transitive)To play (music or digital content) on a jukebox
(broadly)To play or repeat as if on a jukebox.
To format or set up for playing by a jukebox.
Examples
8 sentencesTom put some money in the jukebox.
Tom is sitting next to the jukebox.
There used to be a jukebox over there.
There was a country song playing on the jukebox.
Tom and Mary are sitting at a table over near the jukebox.
Origin
First use appears c. 1939, from juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocationaFirst use appears c. 1939, from juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocational terms such as nickel-in-a-slot phonograph, coin-in-the-slot phonograph, and coin-operated phonograph.
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Forms
jukeboxes, jukeboxing, jukeboxed, jukeboxedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle