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
Recent Examples on the Web
Among the reasons for the shortage is the price of building materials, which has shot up in the wake of the pandemic.
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Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 2 June 2024
Large rescue and stimulus packages in rich countries have generated a financial buffer, and savings have shot up as people spend less.
—Harold James, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Since the inception of the pandemic, national average asking rents shot up nearly 19%, according to a Moody’s Analytics CRE report released earlier this month.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 28 May 2024
Emergency room visits for heat illness shot up around the country last summer compared with the previous five years, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 2 June 2024
Large rescue and stimulus packages in rich countries have generated a financial buffer, and savings have shot up as people spend less.
—Harold James, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Since the inception of the pandemic, national average asking rents shot up nearly 19%, according to a Moody’s Analytics CRE report released earlier this month.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 28 May 2024
Emergency room visits for heat illness shot up around the country last summer compared with the previous five years, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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