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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. 1.To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.
  2. 2.To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates.
  3. 3.To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for fuck up.
  4. 4.To give up; to abandon (something, e.g. a job, contract)
  5. 5.To organise something.

adjective

  1. 1.Hoisted, lifted off the ground, or propped up using a jack.
  2. 2.Describes a 4x4 automobile that has a "lift kit", raising the body and/or frame higher than stock.
  3. 3.Significantly increased or expanded.
  4. 4.Under the influence of stimulants; high.
  5. 5.Stimulated, excited.

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