jack up Meaning & Definition
What Does Jack Up Mean?
As a verb, jack up means To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means. It is also used to mean To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates.
Jack Up Definition (Verb)
- To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.
He jacked the car up to change the tire
- To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates.
I can't believe they're going to jack up the price of gasoline again — and after they already raised it twenty cents a gallon!
- To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for fuck up.
I'm not letting him use my computer again; he always jacks it up.
- To give up; to abandon (something, e.g. a job, contract)
- To organise something.
- To shoot, especially in the context of a poor shot opportunity.
- To improve or embellish on (something).
I jacked up the recipes with some fresh ingredients.
- To refuse to follow an order.
- To criticize, discipline or reprimand.
- To inject a drug into (oneself) intravenously.
Synonyms of Jack Up
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Jack up synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Jack Up
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Jack Up in a Sentence
He jacked the car up to change the tire
The oil rig can be jacked up higher when the hydraulic legs touch the sea floor.
I can't believe they're going to jack up the price of gasoline again — and after they already raised it twenty cents a gallon!
I'm not letting him use my computer again; he always jacks it up.
I jacked up the recipes with some fresh ingredients.
Word Forms & Grammar
jack up (third-person singular simple present jacks up, present participle jacking up, simple past and past participle jacked up)