Definitions for jack up
Princeton's WordNet
jack, jack up(verb)
lift with a special device
"jack up the car so you can change the tire"
Wiktionary
jack up(Verb)
To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.
jack up(Verb)
To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates.
jack up(Verb)
To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for fuck up.
jack up(Verb)
To give up; to abandon (something); to jig up, throw up, chuck up (give up, concede); to discontinue; to leave a job, break a contract; to jack in
jack up(Verb)
To organise something.
Origin: * Sense of “hoist with a jack” is from 1885; then, “increase prices, etc.” (1904, American English); both ultimately from noun jack
Translations for jack up
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
jack up(noun)
to raise (a motor car etc) and keep it supported, with a jack
You need to jack up the car before you try to remove the wheel.
- opdomkragAfrikaans

- يَرْفَعArabic

- вдигам (с крик)Bulgarian

- levantarPortuguese (BR)

- zdvihnoutCzech

- hochwindenGerman

- hæve med donkraftDanish

- ανυψώνω με γρύλοGreek

- levantar con gatoSpanish

- tungrauaga tõstmaEstonian

- با جک بلند کردنFarsi

- nostaa tunkillaFinnish

- soulever avec un cricFrench

- לְהָרִים בְּמַגבֵּהHebrew

- जैक से ऊपर उठानाHindi

- podićiCroatian

- felemelHungarian

- mendongkrakIndonesian

- tjakka (upp)Icelandic

- sollevare col cricItalian

- ジャッキで押し上げるJapanese

- 잭으로 들어올리다Korean

- pakelti domkratuLithuanian

- pacelt (ar domkratu)Latvian

- membicuMalay

- opkrikkenDutch

- jekke opp, løfte med donkraftNorwegian

- podnieść lewarkiemPolish

- با جک بلند کردنPersian

- په جک کی پورته کولPashto

- levantarPortuguese

- a ridica cu criculRomanian

- поднимать домкратомRussian

- zdvihnúťSlovak

- dvigniti z dvigalkoSlovenian

- podićiSerbian

- ยกด้วยแม่แรงThai

- krikoyla kaldırmakTurkish

- 用千斤頂頂起Chinese (Trad.)

- піднімати домкратомUkrainian

- دستی کل سے موٹر گاڑی کو اٹھاناUrdu

- nâng lên bằng bệVietnamese

- 用千斤顶顶起Chinese (Simp.)

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