吊り上げる

つりあげる

Readings

つりあげる

Meanings

1.
v1, vtto lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist
2.
v1, vtto manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up; to inflate; to jack up

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彼は驚いてまゆをつりあげた。

He arched his eyebrows in surprise.

漁師は釣り上げた魚の大きさをおおげさにいった。

The fisherman exaggerated the size of the fish he had caught.

くず社債のディーラーは市場をつり上げてバブル状態にしました。

Junk bond dealers left the market riding on a pillow of air.

Context: 吊り上げる (つりあげる)

Current word

吊り上げるつりあげる

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

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