jack sth up
— phrasal verb with jack uk/dʒæk/us/dʒæk/verb
(LIFT)
to raise a heavy object such as a car off the ground with a jack
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Raising and lowering
- elevate
- elevated
- erect
- go down
- hike sth up
- hoick
- hoist
- jack
- lever
- leverage
- lower
- pick sb/sth up
- prick (sth) up
- put
- ride
- ride up
- run
- run sth up
- scoop sth/sb up
- winch
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(INCREASE)
informal disapproving to increase the price of something suddenly and by a large amount:
Once the tourists arrive, the restaurants jack up their prices.
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Price increases
- accrual
- added value
- appreciation
- bounce
- dead cat bounce
- inflation
- inflationary
- jack
- jump
- markup
- put sth up
- rack sth up
- rebound
- rise
- rocket
- run
- run sth up
- soar
- spiral
- zoom
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