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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Rent has also shot up as Milei unwinds price controls.
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Isabel Debre, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
After the rhythm dance score for Chock and Bates flashed across the screen, her eyebrows shot up in surprise.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The prices of gold and silver are on rollercoaster rides; Gold has been rising over the last few years, silver shot up like a skyrocket in January … but then both plunged in price and sputtered around the end of the month.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
Supply-and-demand economic principles took hold and home prices in Idaho that shot up during the pandemic have continued to increase, said Susan Weaver, president of the trade group Boise Regional Realtors.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
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Isabel Debre, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
After the rhythm dance score for Chock and Bates flashed across the screen, her eyebrows shot up in surprise.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The prices of gold and silver are on rollercoaster rides; Gold has been rising over the last few years, silver shot up like a skyrocket in January … but then both plunged in price and sputtered around the end of the month.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
Supply-and-demand economic principles took hold and home prices in Idaho that shot up during the pandemic have continued to increase, said Susan Weaver, president of the trade group Boise Regional Realtors.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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