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- verb To
raise ,hoist , orlift a thing using ajack , or similar means. - verb informal To
raise ,increase , oraccelerate ; often said ofprices ,fees , orrates . - verb colloquial To
ruin ;wreck ;mess up ;screw up ; sometimes as abowdlerized substitution forfuck up . - verb obsolete, transitive and intransitive, dialect To
give up ; toabandon (something); to jig up,throw up ,chuck up (give up, concede); todiscontinue ; to leave a job, break a contract; tojack in - verb New Zealand To
organise something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb lift with a special device
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