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jack

[jak] / dʒæk /
NOUN
sailor
Synonyms
STRONG
bluejacket boater cadet diver jack-tar lascar marine mariner mate middy navigator pilot pirate salt seafarer seaman shipmate swab tar tarpaulin windjammer
WEAK
able-bodied sailor circumnavigator deck hand hearty midshipman/woman old salt sea dog sea person shellback swabber swabbie water dog yachter
VERB
raise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hoist shove
STRONG
boost construct elevate erect establish exalt heave hike jump lever lift mount promote pry rear up upcast upheave uplift upraise
WEAK
bring up hold up lift up move up place up pull up put on its end put up run up set up set upright stand up take up throw up uprear
Antonyms
STRONG
condemn decline decrease demote denounce depress destroy drop fall hurt lower raze ruin

Example Sentences

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Core inflation came in hotter than expected this week, and higher oil prices are almost certainly going to jack up headline numbers.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

New jack swing made stars of Sweat, Al B. Sure!,

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

As Hummel predicted, before his lunch break, he had gotten the old transmission out of the truck and was ratchet-strapping the hulking new transmission onto a jack to pump it up into place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Nottinghamshire County Council has said it is "extremely disappointed" after one of its union jack flag banners was vandalised in Newark.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

I’m sure there were a few club members still dubious about a skinny disabled kid playing, but the first bowl I sent down that day gently nudged the jack.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.