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jack up

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To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for f** up.

I'm not letting him use my computer again; he always jacks it up.

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jack up

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To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.

The oil rig can be jacked up higher when the hydraulic legs touch the sea floor.

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jack up

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To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates. See also jack up the price.

I can't believe they're going to jack up the price of gasoline again — and after they already raised it twenty cents a gallon!

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