jack (up) (Meaning)
jack (up)
to raise the level or amount of (something), to grab, shove, or handle (someone or something) forcefully, to beat up or hurt (someone), to move or lift (something, such as an automobile) with or as if with a jack (see jack entry 1 sense 3a), to increase (something) in intensity, scope, etc., to treat or confront (someone) in a harassing, rough, or overly aggressive and typically unwarranted manner, to cause injury to (someone or something), a drilling rig used in offshore drilling whose drilling platform is a barge from which legs are lowered to the bottom when over the drill site and which is raised above the water and supported on the legs to conduct drilling operations, to cause great excitement, enthusiasm, or energy in (someone)
Synonyms & Antonyms of jack (up)
jack (up) Sentence Examples
- The mechanic jacked up the car to replace a flat tire.
- We had to jack up the house to fix a broken foundation.
- The bridge was jacked up to allow boats to pass underneath.
- The team jacked up their performance in the second half of the game.
- The prices have been jacked up since the pandemic began.
- The proposal was jacked up to include additional benefits.
- The car's suspension had to be jacked up for repairs.
- The company jacked up its profits by cutting costs.
- The tickets for the concert were jacked up to exorbitant prices.
- The weightlifter jacked up 500 pounds with ease.
FAQs About the word jack (up)
to raise the level or amount of (something), to grab, shove, or handle (someone or something) forcefully, to beat up or hurt (someone), to move or lift (somethi
hoist, heave, pick up, elevate, hike, heft, raise, uplift, upheave,boost
depress, lower,drop,sink, submerge,submerse
The mechanic jacked up the car to replace a flat tire.
We had to jack up the house to fix a broken foundation.
The bridge was jacked up to allow boats to pass underneath.
The team jacked up their performance in the second half of the game.
