jack something up



jack something up

1. tv. to raise the price of something. They kept jacking the price up with various charges, so I walked.
2. tv. to mess something up. Who jacked up the papers on my desk?
See also: jack, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DawidDAH-veet (Polish)Polish, Biblical Hebrew
Tenney-Medieval English
Amatoah-MAH-toItalian
Alcaeusal-SEE-əs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Nabouchodonosor-Biblical Greek
Johanan-Biblical