Definitions for jack up
jack up

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jack, jack upverb

   lift with a special device

   "jack up the car so you can change the tire"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jack upverb

   To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.

2. jack upverb

   To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates.

3. jack upverb

   To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for fuck up.

4. jack upverb

   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

5. jack upverb

   To organise something.

6. Etymology: * Sense of “hoist with a jack” is from 1885; then, “increase prices, etc.” (1904, American English); both ultimately from noun jack

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1. jack up

   "Jack up" is an idiom, which has different meanings depending on the context it is used. 1) In a physical context, it refers to the act of elevating or lifting something heavy, typically using a device such as a hydraulic jack. Usage: "The mechanic had to jack up the car to change the tire." 2) In a metaphorical context, it means to raise or increase significantly in terms of price, value, level, or intensity. Usage: "They jacked up the prices of the products during the holiday season." 3) In an informal context, it also refers to the act of screwing up, messing up, or ruining something. Usage: "You jacked up the entire project by not meeting the deadlines." It is important to note that how the phrase is used, is determined by the context of the conversation or sentence.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jack up in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jack up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of jack up in a Sentence

1. Jim Bagwell:

   Around trade shows, hotels jack up the prices. So it's a lot more convenient to get an apartment, and if you're going with two or three other people you can stay at the same place, get more done and save money, with hotels you have to pay for parking and other fees.

2. Hidetoshi Shibata:

   Chinese companies do pay quite a lot, the concerns are that they jack up M&A valuations and that they become huge rivals.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   This administration wants to jack up taxes in order to nudge families towardthe kinds of jobs Democrats want to have. In the kinds of industries Democrats want them to exist.With the kinds of cars Democrats want them to drive, using the kinds of child care arrangements Democrats want them to pursue, these plans aren't about creating options and flexibility for Americans.

4. Blue Cross:

   Without these programs to fall back on, many insurance companies likely will need to jack up their premiums even higher or bail out of the exchanges all together.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jack up
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jack_Up
3. ^ ChatGPT
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