jack-up
Inflate prices aggressively
Jack-up functions as both a verb phrase and a noun.
To jack up something is to raise it using a jack or similar lifting device: I had to jack up the car to change the tire.
Figuratively, it means to increase something sharply, especially prices: Hotels jack up their rates during the festival.
It can also mean to stimulate or excite, often with drugs.
A jack-up or jackup is a type of offshore oil platform with extendable legs that rest on the seabed.
Relating to pressurized liquids
ratchet · vehicle · mechanic · garage · crank · pump · support · clearance
Lift or increase
- inflateFill with gas
- hikeExtended walk outdoors
- boostUpward push or increase
- escalateIncrease in severity
markup · surge · spike · gouge · overcharge · premium · steep · exorbitant
Away from land
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- platformRaised flat structure
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
subsea · wellhead · drillship · oilfield · cantilever · topside · legs · seabed
Temporary structural support
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- liftingRaising something heavy
- levelingMaking flat or equal
structural · releveling · pier · support · stabilize · settling · subsidence · crawlspace
hydraulic
Relating to pressurized liquids
lever · ratchet · vehicle · mechanic · garage · crank · pump · support · clearance · chassis
raise
Lift or increase
escalate · markup · surge · spike · gouge · overcharge · premium · steep · exorbitant · uptick
offshore
Away from land
petroleum · subsea · wellhead · drillship · oilfield · cantilever · topside · legs · seabed · exploration
shoring
Temporary structural support
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- liftingRaising something heavy
leveling · structural · releveling · pier · support · stabilize · settling · subsidence · crawlspace · slab