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
Recent Examples on the Web
That average performance shoots up to 3.9% when looking at just the tightest races from that period.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Interestingly, that number shot up to 71% if the training was free and offered during regular work.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Floor tickets have shot up to a considerably higher price, starting at $624 and going up to $2,000.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
Wall Street was so relieved at the news that shares of the coffee company shot up 24% the day his new role was announced.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Interestingly, that number shot up to 71% if the training was free and offered during regular work.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Floor tickets have shot up to a considerably higher price, starting at $624 and going up to $2,000.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
Wall Street was so relieved at the news that shares of the coffee company shot up 24% the day his new role was announced.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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