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The correct spelling is jacked up.
How to pronounce jacked up
verb
Say it like: Jak-ed -up
The correct spelling is jacked up. To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means. For example: "He jacked the car up to change the tire."
Usage Examples
“He jacked the car up to change the tire.”
“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!”
“I'm not letting him use my computer again; he always jacks it up.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.
- 2.To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates.
- 3.To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for fuck up.
- 4.To give up; to abandon (something, e.g. a job, contract)
- 5.To organise something.
adjective
- 1.Hoisted, lifted off the ground, or propped up using a jack.
- 2.Describes a 4x4 automobile that has a "lift kit", raising the body and/or frame higher than stock.
- 3.Significantly increased or expanded.
- 4.Under the influence of stimulants; high.
- 5.Stimulated, excited.
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