jack up

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.
2. 2
   To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates.
3. 3
   To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for fuck up.
4. 4
   To give up; to abandon (something, e.g. a job, contract)
5. 5
   To organise something.
6. 6
   To shoot, especially in the context of a poor shot opportunity.
7. 7
   To improve or embellish on (something).
8. 8
   To refuse to follow an order.
9. 9
   To criticize, discipline or reprimand.

Noun

1. 1
   An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates.
2. 2
   A machine that uses jacks or hydraulic lifts.