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jack-up

American  
[jak-uhp] / ˈdʒækˌʌp /

noun

Informal.

  1. an increase or rise.

    a recent jack-up in prices.
jack up British  

verb

  1. (tr) to increase (prices, salaries, etc)

  2. (tr) to raise an object, such as a car, with or as with a jack

  3. slang (intr) to inject oneself with a drug, usually heroin

  4. informal (intr) to refuse to comply; rebel, esp collectively

  5. informal to initiate, organize, or procure

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noun

  1. something that has been contrived or achieved by dishonest means

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jack up Idioms  

  1. Raise or increase, as in The cartel is jacking up oil prices again. This term alludes to the literal meaning of jack up, that is, “hoist with a jack.” [Colloquial; c. 1900]

Etymology

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 • Aug. 15, 2023

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 • Feb. 24, 2022

Some, however, pointing to a large supply overhang in the jack-up market, with total supply counting more than 500 units, while current demand is around 300.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2017

Components like towers and hubs were pre-assembled to prepare them for installation with jack-up vessels.

From Scientific American • Mar. 27, 2015

If once of a rattlin' good rifle I'm owner, A thing as won't jack-up or jam, I don't care.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 29, 1890 by Various

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