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jacking

/ˈdʒækɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To raise using a jack.
  2. To raise or increase.
  3. To produce by freeze distillation; to distil (an alcoholic beverage) by freezing it and removing the ice (which is water), leaving the alcohol (which remains liquid).
  4. To steal something, typically an automobile. Shortened form of carjacking.
  5. To dance by moving the torso forward and backward in a rippling motion.
  6. To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.
  7. A street robbery.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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