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jack something up1Raise something, especially a vehicle, with a jack.The officer then got the jack from the boot of the vehicle, jacked it up and released Phillips....- He goes to Mark's side of the car and asks him to step out of the vehicle so he can jack it up.
- Next time you take your car to a Greek or Italian mechanic and he uses the Force to jack your car up instead of the hoist, be very afraid.
Synonyms raise, hoist, lift, lift up, raise aloft, haul up, winch up, lever up, heave up, hike up, hitch up, pull up, take up, upraise, uplift, elevate rare upheave, uprear, upthrust 1.1 informal Increase something by a considerable amount: France jacked up its key bank interest rate...- Virtually all restrictions on fruit machines will be removed and the amounts to be won will be jacked up to £1 million.
- It's a little disconcerting hearing the wide-eyed troubadour so distraught, but if it's any consolation, the emotional intensity of his folksy confessionals and heartfelt power-pop nuggets have been jacked up considerably.
- And I think they have enough new products to at least hold on to domestic market share without needing to jack them up any further.
Synonyms increase, raise, put up, push up, up, mark up, make higher, boost, step up, lift, augment, inflate, escalate informal hike (up), bump up 2NZ informal Arrange or organize something: they did a national service in jacking this racing up...- I will PM you with my details and maybe we could jack something up.
- Perhaps we could jack something up with the projector - just low key for those that want to talk about something.
- Herb had jacked up a whole cinema for a fairly-near-to-opening screening of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, so we went along for a look-see…
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