jacks (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of jack (up)
1
as in hoists
to lift with effort jack up the car so we can change that tire

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2
as in lifts
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 jacks (up)
  1. hoists
  2. lifts
  3. heaves
  4. raises
  5. elevates
Verb
  • Spain's Rodri hoists the World Cup trophy surrounded by teammates.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
  • None of that means that whoever hoists the Claret Jug in two days will not have earned it.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of hoists
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  • If fiscal spending lifts growth and productivity, markets will be more forgiving.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Residents pull their vehicles into a cylindrical glass elevator that lifts both the driver and the car more than 60 stories into the air.
    — Zahra Tayeb, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of lifts
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  • Fun story here about why even top teams are beginning to prize heaves like this one.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • In another video, an emergency worker heaves a large stone aside while working to free people from the wreckage.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 June 2026
Definition of heaves
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  • Every quarter of adoption raises the cost of an adverse ruling, for both sides.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The fact that the process is voluntary raises questions about how the administration will enforce it.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of raises
Verb
  • Soul Food & Culture elevates the sandwich with their secret spice blend that gives the catfish a savory flavor.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • And the host is surprisingly game to poke fun at his own prickly Hollywood reputation, lending the entire hour-long episode a kind of comedy synergy that elevates it above the usual collection of reference jokes.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Definition of elevates
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“Jacks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jacks%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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