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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
  • Other high-profile instances of a banner or flag being hoisted on the rock face were seen in the prior year.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • McNeely’s riff shows a toe (flexed, as ever) hoisted from the ceiling, the rest of the figure an illegible mass of guts and bones.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hoist
Verb
  • When strands are dry or damaged, the cuticle lifts and starts pulling water from the air, which is why the same head of hair can look glossy in January and a halo of static by August.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That will help lift the local content in CEER cars from around 18% to 45% by 2034.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of lift
Verb
  • After a Golden Flashes timeout, Sayin rolled right and heaved it toward the end zone, when Brandon Inniss caught it in the middle of a crowd of Kent State defensive backs to make it 35-0.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The ice groaned and heaved, fracturing as if the river itself had come back to life.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of heave
Verb
  • Behind the scenes, former Pentagon officials described a rush to strike the deals that raised concerns about due diligence, which were heightened when a deal with rare earths startup Reelement faltered.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The ban has already raised questions on how the news media and the public will be able to monitor the president’s activities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of raise
Verb
  • Tariffs may still be elevating some costs, such as appliances, which jumped in price last month.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • And lawmakers from states newer to the early-primary lineup are already preparing to elevate what matters to their constituents, as they get wooed by presidential aspirants.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 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 23 Sep. 2026.

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