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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Seeing that his comments moved Clarkson, Richie shot up, closed his eyes, and placed his hand to her forehead as if to purify her of her grief.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Arsons have climbed by 25%, and drug offenses have shot up by 226%.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2022, mortgage rates shot up and homebuying slowed significantly.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Others include Hunter Nadeau, 23, who allegedly shot up a wedding venue at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua a week ago.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Arsons have climbed by 25%, and drug offenses have shot up by 226%.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2022, mortgage rates shot up and homebuying slowed significantly.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Others include Hunter Nadeau, 23, who allegedly shot up a wedding venue at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua a week ago.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoot up
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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