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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Meanwhile, shares of Vertiv shot up 8% after Barclays upgraded the stock to a buy from hold and raised its price target to $200 from $181.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
The price of groceries has shot up nearly one-third since the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Gen Z’s spending will also shoot up alongside its income.
—Essence, 1 Jan. 2026
The numbers were small in the first quarter, given Francis’ long hospitalization and illness, and then greatly shot up after Leo’s May election.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
The price of groceries has shot up nearly one-third since the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Gen Z’s spending will also shoot up alongside its income.
—Essence, 1 Jan. 2026
The numbers were small in the first quarter, given Francis’ long hospitalization and illness, and then greatly shot up after Leo’s May election.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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