jack-up
Americannoun
verb
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(tr) to increase (prices, salaries, etc)
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(tr) to raise an object, such as a car, with or as with a jack
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slang (intr) to inject oneself with a drug, usually heroin
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informal (intr) to refuse to comply; rebel, esp collectively
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informal to initiate, organize, or procure
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of jack-up
1900–05, noun use of verb phrase jack up
Example Sentences
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In the area at the time were two wind farm crew transfer vessels and a tugboat towing a jack-up maintenance barge.
From BBC
The fire broke out around midday Thursday on the jack-up oil rig in Sabine Pass, where the Texas-Louisiana border meets the Gulf of Mexico.
From Seattle Times
While key decisions about ECB’s emergency stimulus are set for their December meeting, the recent jack-up in rate-hike expectations has traders looking for any clues from Thursday’s meeting.
From Reuters
A jack-up vessel, it will be able to put down legs on the seafloor and then use hydraulic power to lift itself above the waves and create a secure working platform.
From Washington Post
“You’re talking about crew boats, you’re talking about carrying equipment to these jack-up rigs, you’re talking about barges. And, you know, it could grow into many hundreds of jobs.”
From Washington Post
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