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
  • Tiger Woods and Lawson Little are the only Stanford players to have hoisted the Havemeyer Trophy.
    — Mercury News staff, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Broward Sheriff’s Office Air Rescue and Water Rescue responded and helped hoist one of the occupants out of the helicopter, according to Battalion Chief Michael Kane.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoist
Verb
  • With their victory, Cameroon became just the fourth nation to lift the WAFCON trophy since 1998 and the third to win both the men’s and women’s Africa Cup of Nations (alongside Nigeria and South Africa).
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The rally powering the major averages this year has lifted small-cap stocks – and several also offer dividend income and the prospect for further gains.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of lift
Verb
  • In Aleppo, in the suburbs of Damascus, across Syria, people and neighborhoods heaved under the trauma of the last 14 years.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Eddie Williams was taking a merciless pounding against her planking as the sodden wreck heaved and rolled.
    — JAMES D. OXLEY, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of heave
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  • The lawmakers argue profiting off the suffering of others is wrong, while also raising concerns that wildfire betting could create a dangerous financial incentive.
    — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, passengers aboard Delta flight 591 going from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi, raising the attention of federal law enforcement.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of raise
Verb
  • His time in Congress runs counter to voters elevating fresher voices this year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Such attention and admiration will only elevate to new, unseen levels following a night when Madjo broke out into the wider footballing public.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
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 19 Aug. 2026.

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