jacks up
Increases by force
Jacks up means to raise something, originally with a jack—the mechanical device for lifting vehicles: He jacked up the car to change the tire.
Extended meanings follow from this upward motion: to increase prices or intensity They jacked up the rent again, or in slang, to inject drugs.
To be jacked up is to be energized, agitated, or in disarray: I'm all jacked up on caffeine.
- hoistRaise with tackle
- skyrocketsRises sharply and suddenly
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- raiseLift or increase
- inflatesFills with gas
increases · exacerbates · elevate · surges · lift · boost · escalates · heightens · kicks up · hikes · spikes · intensify · jackstands · pumps up · amps up · cranks up · soars · shoots up
jacks uplowers
Decreases or brings down
lets down · drops · brings down · sets down · puts down
jacks upcalms down
Becomes less agitated
mellows out · tones down · dials back · winds down · settles down