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Definition of jack up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jack up

phrasal verb
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jack up
  1. (informal) to inject an illegal drug directly into your blood
    • Drug users were jacking up in the stairwells.
    Topics Social issuesc2
jack something up
  1. to lift something, especially a vehicle, off the ground using a jack
    • Thieves jacked up the car and stole the wheels.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
  2. (informal) to increase something, especially prices, by a large amount
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