shot up

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Definitions of shot up words

verb with object shot up to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon. 1
verb with object shot up to execute or put to death with a bullet: to be shot at sunrise. 1
verb with object shot up to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon: to shoot a bullet. 1
verb with object shot up to discharge (a weapon): to shoot a gun. 1
verb with object shot up to send forth (words, ideas, etc.) rapidly: to shoot questions at someone. 1
verb with object shot up to fling; propel: The volcano shot lava high into the air. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English shoten (v.), Old English scēotan; cognate with Dutch schieten, German schiessen, Old Norse skjōta; akin to shot1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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