jack
Example Sentences
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As Hummel predicted, before his lunch break, he had gotten the old transmission out of the truck and was ratchet-strapping the hulking new transmission onto a jack to pump it up into place.
It is important that the credit card continues to be managed responsibly, which includes not adding charges and jacking up the utilization rate on the account.
From MarketWatch
Instead, what’s jacking up car prices are factors like tariffs on steel and aluminum, higher commodity prices and tech additions that consumers demand, like screens and sensors, he said.
From MarketWatch
He later relocated to the Luton area for work and described himself as a "jack of all trades, master of none", working in a variety of jobs including at Vauxhall and Luton Airport.
From BBC
“He was jacked up. But it wasn’t the best visual. It didn’t look as good as it could have.”
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
