jack (up)

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

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Verb
  • Crewmembers aboard an Air Rescue Wing HH-60W Jolly Green helicopter, based at the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Space Force Base, hoisted the 11 victims from a life raft to safety, officials said.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 13 May 2026
  • Crews rigged a hoisting system using a ladder truck as a high point to raise the victim up to safety, according to fire officials.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Under a new arrangement, shipments of goods from Turkey or Armenia through a third country may now directly list their final destination or point of origin as Turkey or Armenia, lifting a prior restriction on such designations, Keceli said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • If there are areas of the bowl that have more stains, add a touch more of baking soda to them to try and lift them out.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Some nights the crowd heaves outside Mắm and the feeling is catch as catch can, diners hunched on low plastic stools eating off only slightly taller plastic tables, on the sidewalk and in the street, even spilling over to a nearby empty storefront.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • And all around the ballpark, fans show their emotional investment with orange traffic cones – printed on shirts, turned into hats, tiny ones hung on earrings, and full-sized ones heaved unwieldily around the stands.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • That alone, to me, raises questions.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • The governing body said the show would support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is raising $100 million to help children access education and soccer.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • What coaches do is acquire and elevate the players who have the cultural traits the team needs.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
  • Shopping traffic on Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book — two websites owned by Cox — was elevated compared with a fourth‑quarter baseline, according to a company report.
    Carlie Procell, USA Today, 9 May 2026
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“Jack (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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