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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Overtime pay for corrections officers has also shot up over the last five years, according to Connecticut’s Open Payroll database.
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Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
The soundtrack for KPop Demon Hunters has been shooting up the Billboard charts, debuting at No. 8 on the list, and it’s expected to rise from here.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
More recently, queries for sardine items have shot up on the site by over 75 percent from 2024 to 2025.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
With fewer shelters and more people in need, the number of individuals and families placed in hotels shot up.
—Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 24 June 2025
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Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
The soundtrack for KPop Demon Hunters has been shooting up the Billboard charts, debuting at No. 8 on the list, and it’s expected to rise from here.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
More recently, queries for sardine items have shot up on the site by over 75 percent from 2024 to 2025.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
With fewer shelters and more people in need, the number of individuals and families placed in hotels shot up.
—Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 24 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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