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jack up

[jak-uhp] / ˈdʒækˌʌp /
VERB
add
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost continue include reply
STRONG
affix annex ante append augment hike pad parlay piggyback snowball spike supplement sweeten tag
WEAK
beef up build up charge up cue in figure in flesh out heat up hike up hitch on hook on hook up with jazz up join together plug into pour it on run up say further slap on soup up speed up step up tack on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
halt
STRONG
decrease detach subtract
WEAK
deduct diminish lessen reduce remove withdraw
VERB
admonish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advise berate censure chide enjoin exhort rebuke reprimand scold upbraid warn
STRONG
check counsel ding forewarn glue growl hoist notice rap reprove
WEAK
call down call on the carpet come down hard on draw the line give a going over give a piece of one's mind rap on knuckles sit on slap on wrist speak to talk to tell a thing or two tell off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow compliment flatter laud permit praise
WEAK
applaud approve commend extol
VERB
aggrandize
Synonyms
STRONG
acclaim applaud augment boost commend dignify distinguish enlarge ennoble expand extend glorify heighten hike honor hype increase intensify jump magnify multiply parlay praise
WEAK
beef up hike up
Antonyms
STRONG
abridge censure condemn condense contract criticize curtail decrease degrade denounce diminish disapprove disgrace dishonor humiliate keep lessen lower reduce reproach shame shorten shrink weaken
WEAK
belittle debase depress humble
VERB
amplify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
augment deepen exaggerate heighten intensify magnify strengthen
STRONG
add boost develop elaborate enlarge expand expatiate extend inflate lengthen pad pyramid raise stretch supplement swell up widen
WEAK
beef up build up flesh out hike up soup up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease play down weaken
STRONG
abbreviate abridge compress concentrate condense contract curtail cut diminish halt lessen lower narrow reduce repress shorten shrink simplify stop subtract
WEAK
summarize
VERB
boost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add to augment develop enlarge expand extend heighten jump raise
STRONG
aggrandize amplify hike magnify multiply up
WEAK
beef up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease diminish lessen lower reduce repress shorten shrink stop
VERB
buttress
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reinforce strengthen uphold
STRONG
brace bulwark carry prop shore sustain
WEAK
back up beef up build up jazz up step up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
weaken
WEAK
let down
VERB
elevate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
heighten raise uplift
STRONG
erect hoist levitate poise pump pyramid ramp rear tilt uphold upraise
WEAK
fetch up hike up put up shoot up stilt take up
Antonyms
STRONG
drop fall
WEAK
condemn decrease demote denounce deprecate depress disdain disgrace distress lessen lower push down shame spurn trouble upset
VERB
enlarge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add to augment boost broaden build develop expand extend grow inflate lengthen magnify multiply swell widen
STRONG
aggrandize amplify bulk diffuse dilate distend elaborate elongate embroider exaggerate expatiate heighten mount pad pyramid rise snowball spread stretch wax
WEAK
beef up blow up give details grow larger jazz up make larger slap on upsurge
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviate abridge compress contract cut decrease diminish halt lessen lower narrow reduce restrict shorten shrink stop
STRONG
constrict decline drop fall simplify slump
WEAK
condense curtail
VERB
enrich
Synonyms
STRONGEST
augment cultivate develop endow enhance refine supplement upgrade
STRONG
adorn aggrandize ameliorate better build decorate grace ornament pad parlay pyramid spike sweeten up
WEAK
beef up build up figure in flesh out hike up hop up jazz up make rich pour it on run up soup up step up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease
STRONG
disgrace worsen
WEAK
deplete impoverish reduce take
VERB
jump
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance boost gain raise rise surge
STRONG
ascend escalate hike mount up
WEAK
put up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease drop lessen lower recede
STRONG
decline
VERB
lift
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost enhance raise support
STRONG
advance ameliorate dignify elevate exalt hike upgrade
WEAK
build up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease lower neglect reduce
STRONG
condemn demote denounce disgrace humiliate shame
WEAK
depress dispirit drop weaken
VERB
lift
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost climb hoist pick up raise rise soar
STRONG
arise aspire disperse dissipate elevate erect heft hike mount rear up upheave uplift upraise
WEAK
bear aloft build up buoy up come up draw up hike up jump up move up put up raise high take up uprear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease descend drop fall lessen lower
WEAK
set down
VERB
magnify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggravate amplify deepen enhance heighten inflate multiply
STRONG
aggrandize augment bless boost dignify dilate distend ennoble eulogize exalt expand extend glorify hike increase mount pad pyramid redouble rise rouse sweeten swell
WEAK
blow up build up hike up intensate jump up run up step up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compress contract decrease lessen reduce soften
STRONG
abridge belittle castigate condemn criticize debase decline degrade disgrace drop fall humiliate lower shame shorten shrink slump
WEAK
diminish miniaturize play down weaken
VERB
raise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost collect enhance get heighten jump obtain promote reinforce strengthen
STRONG
advance aggravate amplify assemble congregate congress dignify enlarge escalate exaggerate exalt forgather form gather goose hike honor inflate intensify levy magnify mass mobilize mushroom muster pyramid rally recruit rendezvous snowball up
WEAK
build up fetch up goose up hike up jump up look up perk up pick up put up run up send through the roof shoot up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease discourage undermine weaken
STRONG
abridge compress condense contract curtail denounce diminish disgrace divide humiliate lessen lower play down reduce shrink
WEAK
repress suppress
VERB
upraise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elevate
STRONG
boost cock erect heave heighten hoist levitate lift poise pump pyramid raise ramp rear tilt uphold uplift
WEAK
fetch up hike up pick up put up shoot up stilt take up uprear
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon decrease depress destroy drop fall lower neglect raze weaken
VERB
uprear
Synonyms
WEAK
boost erect fetch up heave heighten hike up hoist levitate lift pick up poise pump put up pyramid raise ramp rear shoot up stilt take up tilt uphold uplift upraise

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

Sari had in mind a smaller type of oil platform known as a jack-up, of which there were many hundreds filling the seas.

From The Guardian • May 2, 2017

Rowan said it will contribute three jack-up drilling rigs to the joint venture and Saudi Aramco will contribute two at the start of operations.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2016

I say, Tom; I ain't a man to jack-up while I got a sanguinary leg to stan' on; but I'm gone in the inside, some road.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.