shoot up

verb

shot up; shooting up; shoots up

transitive verb

1

: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly

cowboys shooting up the town

2

: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein

intransitive verb

: to inject a narcotic into a vein

shoot-up

ˈshüt-ˌəp 

noun

Examples of shoot up in a Sentence

gas prices shot up seemingly overnight

Recent Examples on the Web

The Magnificent Seven titan's stock has shot up more than 15% since Muse's release. — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Despite the growing proportion of drug-resistant cases, the number of cases overall is not shooting up. — Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

But Gen Zers are just fine growing their collections from behind a laptop; when the COVID-19 shutdown forced them to stay at home, online bidding shot up 450%, Heriot said. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Ahead of the following season, the striker had a growth spurt, shooting up to over 6ft tall. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for shoot up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup