How is “jack up” used?

In Double Indemnity (1944), one line is: “and they jacked up that burned-out truck of yours.”

Which movie is “jack up” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Double Indemnity (1944).

to increase sth, especially prices, by a large amount; to damage, disrupt, or mess something up

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to increase sth, especially prices, by a large amount
I need you to jack up the bids.
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to damage, disrupt, or mess something up
The vibrations jack up their circuits. Snipers, shoot for the eyes.

Definiciones del Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9.ª edición

and they jacked up that burned-out truck of yours.

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