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
  • 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
  • After Dave DeBusschere put the Knicks up by two, West was forced to heave it from beyond half court.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 29 Apr. 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 15 May. 2026.

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