jacking (up)

verb

present participle of jack (up)
1
as in hoisting
to lift with effort jack up the car so we can change that tire

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2
as in lifting
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 jacking (up)
  1. hoisting
  2. lifting
  3. heaving
  4. raising
  5. taking up
  6. elevating
Verb
  • McKayla pushed the kids up onto the roof before hoisting herself up.
    — Kristina P. Brant, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Medics gave him fluids and pain control medication before placing him in a victim harness and hoisting him out of the elevator shaft.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoisting
Verb
  • In the opposite direction, open the elbows wide, arching the back and lifting the chin to the sky.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This type of training is focused on lifting increasingly heavy weights to build bone and muscle mass — something that is critical for women in midlife.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of lifting
Verb
  • Niemann hit two drives off the property, chopped his way up the fairway and finally lost it by heaving his club.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • The 1926 storm was more like a steamroller, heaving its hurricane strength winds across 135 miles, from the Keys to West Palm Beach, for nearly 18 hours.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Definition of heaving
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  • The spending is raising questions about Denver's decision to hire outside lawyers for the cases, its decision to agree to the firm's hourly rates and how quickly the legal bills have exceeded the amount the city originally agreed to pay.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That, in turn, makes less ground transport available, increasing the cost of shipping overland and raising the price on a wide range of goods that never even transited the canal.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of raising
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  • The model credits pasture for taking up carbon but does not count the carbon carried away in wool and livestock as leaving the system.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • One-and-done dressing means one less outfit to plan—and fewer pieces taking up precious suitcase space.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of taking up
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  • But for allies of a vice president who’s uniquely willing to feed his online trolls, Magness struck a nerve by elevating Vance’s comments that the dollar’s reserve-currency status could be hurting the US’ ability to export goods.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The conflict in the Middle East, now nearing its six-month mark, has sent oil prices higher, elevating inflation concerns.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of elevating
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“Jacking (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jacking%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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