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jacket up

C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words

put a cover layer around something

Literal meaning: To put a jacket on something.

Meanings

1 C1 formal

To add an outer covering, casing, or insulated jacket to a cable, pipe, or similar object.

"The manufacturer jacketed up the wire to improve weather resistance."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Rare and technical; used in engineering, manufacturing, and materials contexts rather than everyday English.

Commonly used with

cable pipe wire insulation conductor tube

Forms

Base
jacket up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
jackets up
he/she/it
Past simple
jacketed up
yesterday
Past participle
jacketed up
have + pp
-ing form
jacketing up
continuous

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Synonyms

cover encase sheathe insulate coat

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