jack up
Inflate prices dramatically
Jack up means to raise something using a jack—the mechanical device for lifting heavy loads: I jacked up the car to change the tire.
Extended meanings follow from this upward motion.
To jack up prices is to raise them sharply, often implying excess.
In slang, jacked up describes something damaged, ruined, or messed up: My knee is all jacked up.
It can also mean stimulated or excited, as if pumped up.
Toothed one-way mechanism
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- raiseLift or increase
- hoistRaise with tackle
- elevateTo raise upward
winch · pulley · rigging · crank · pump · lever · tire change · roadside
Increase in strength
- escalateIncrease in severity
- heightenIncrease in degree
- boostUpward push or increase
- strengthenMake more robust
accelerate · increase · magnify · augment · enhance · elevate · exacerbate · aggravate
ratchet
Toothed one-way mechanism
elevate · winch · pulley · rigging · crank · pump · lever · tire change · roadside · garage
inflate
Fill with gas
gouge · overcharge · spike · surge · escalate · boost · premium · markup · profiteering · price fixing
amplify
Increase in strength
strengthen · accelerate · increase · magnify · augment · enhance · elevate · exacerbate · aggravate · compound
brace
Device providing structural stability
reinforce · underpin · stabilize · secure · anchor · scaffolding · cribbing · shoring · framework · foundation