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

Odds that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by a quarter percentage point at its policy meeting next week shot up to 90% from about 72% on Thursday, based on trading in 30-day fed funds futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

After the game, Toney’s Heisman odds shot up from 40-1 to 15-1. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The governor's comments come after reports of ICE activity shot up in Indianapolis, Seymour and Bloomington last week. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2026

But exports from China have shot up by more than $150 billion. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 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