jack

jack up

verb

Definition of JACK

1

to lift with effort <jack up the car so we can change that tire>

Synonyms boost, heft, hoist, jack (up), upheave

Related Words elevate, hike, pick up, raise, rear, up, uplift, upraise, uprear

Near Antonyms depress, drop, lower; sink, submerge, submerse

2

to move from a lower to a higher place or position <local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season>

Synonyms boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, take up, up, uphold, uplift, upraise

Related Words ascend, mount, rise; rear, upend

Near Antonyms descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip; bear, depress, press, push; sink, submerge

Antonyms drop, lower