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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Residents of Tehran and other cities told Reuters that some prices have shot up around 40% since the war began six weeks ago.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Reed eventually fell down the leaderboard, but Young shot up it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Over the past year, Kodak’s stock has shot up nearly 100%.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
Obviously, the work has been showing, but his availability, his confidence level has shot up through the roof.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Reed eventually fell down the leaderboard, but Young shot up it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Over the past year, Kodak’s stock has shot up nearly 100%.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
Obviously, the work has been showing, but his availability, his confidence level has shot up through the roof.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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