shoot up
verb
shot up; shooting up; shoots up
1
: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly
cowboys shooting up the town
2
: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein
: to inject a narcotic into a vein
Examples of shoot up in a Sentence
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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How much households owe Rick Bialobrzeski, chief business development officer for GreenPath Financial Wellness, said the average budget deficit at the time someone seeks financial counseling has grown significantly in the past five years, as prices and interest rates have shot up.
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, none of the Iranian gunboats was shot up and sunk.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
When bios were shared, every other challenger shot up, and the lead shifted to Miller, the board chair of Planned Parenthood of Illinois who has made health care access a top campaign issue.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
And then, Beyoncé, who has a stranglehold on excellence and can woo 100,000 with a look, shattered that bit of black-and-white history with a purple light, flames shooting up from the stage, and a sensational and sensual performance.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, none of the Iranian gunboats was shot up and sunk.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
When bios were shared, every other challenger shot up, and the lead shifted to Miller, the board chair of Planned Parenthood of Illinois who has made health care access a top campaign issue.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
And then, Beyoncé, who has a stranglehold on excellence and can woo 100,000 with a look, shattered that bit of black-and-white history with a purple light, flames shooting up from the stage, and a sensational and sensual performance.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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