jack (up)

verb

Definition of jack (up)next
1
as in to hoist
to lift with effort jack up the car so we can change that tire

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2
as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack (up)
  1. hoist
  2. lift
  3. heave
  4. raise
  5. elevate
Verb
  • The Eagles enter the playoffs with perhaps their best chance to hoist a Lombardi Trophy — and that's saying a lot given the team's success under head coach Nick Sirianni.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 5 Jan. 2025
  • For 17 years, Wooden hoisted Close on a climb through her own personal pyramid of success, first as a UCLA assistant, then UC Santa Barbara assistant, then a Florida State assistant.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of hoist
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  • Evacuation warnings that were issued for an area bordered by Ingomar and Saticoy Streets south to Burbank Boulevard, from Valley Circle Boulevard east to Woodlake Avenue, have been lifted.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Wirtz has lifted the floor for playing behind the striker but arguably has not reached his ceiling — that, more than anything, is a frightening prospect.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of lift
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  • Her paternal grandmother heaves with bitterness, and though Ana intends to stay, her implacable grandmother sees her as an unwelcome visitor.
    Vogue, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
  • With just seconds left to play, Joe Burrow, who battled back in the second half to make this a game, heaved a Hail Mary to Tee Higgins, but Derwin James swatted it away for the win.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of heave
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  • Trump in the campaign repeatedly raised the issue of crimes committed by migrants, but there is no evidence that immigrants are more prone to violent crime.
    Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of raise
Verb
  • In October, with three more of her novels now available in English and at least 20 other languages, the Swedish Academy awarded Han the Nobel Prize, elevating her to the empyrean realm reserved for writers of what is sometimes called world literature.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Strong housing demand combined with a lack of housing inventory keeps competition for homes elevated.
    Justin L. Mack, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of elevate
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“Jack (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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