JACKS (UP) Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

jacks (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of jack (up)

as in hoists

to lift with effort jack up the car so we can change that tire

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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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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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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
Moscow’s next move, as its skyline heaves with sooty smoke, must be to find a way to accept its weakness, and accommodate it, while not projecting anything other than strength.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

Definition of heaves

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That raises concerns about how organizations secure environments used for model development, testing, and evaluation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
But that usually happens before a company gains substantial traction and raises a significant amount of money.

— Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of raises

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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

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