jacksomethingup
phrasal verbwithjackverbuk/dʒæk/us/dʒæk/
(LIFT)
toraiseaheavyobjectsuch as acaroff thegroundwith ajack
to move from a lower position to a higher position
- liftI can't lift my arm past this point without pain.
- raiseRaise your hand if you have a question, please.
- elevatePut pressure on the wound and keep the injured limb elevated.
- pick upIf the baby cries, pick him up and cuddle him.
- scoop upShe scooped up the crying toddler and carried him off to his cot.
Raising and lowering
- elevate
- elevated
- erect
- go down
- hike
- hikesomethingup
- hoick
- hoist
- jack
- leverage
- lower
- prize
- pry
- putsomethingup
- re-erect
- ride
- ride up
- run
- runsomethingup
- yo-yo
(INCREASE)
informaldisapproving
toincreasethepriceof somethingsuddenlyand by alargeamount:
Once thetouristsarrive, therestaurantsjackuptheirprices.
Price increases
- accrual
- added value
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- appreciate
- counter-inflation
- counter-inflationary
- go through the roofidiom
- inflate
- inflationary spiral
- overheat
- reinflation
- rise
- rocket
- roof
- runsomethingup
- shooting
- shrinkflation
- skyrocket
- soaring