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ALL meanings of shoot up

shoot up
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  • intransitive verb+adverb shoot up size, quantity: increase 1
  • intransitive verb+adverb shoot up child: get taller 1
  • intransitivephrasal verbs shoot up inject drugs intravenously 1
  • transitivephrasal verb shoot up riddle with bullets 1
  • noun shoot up the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc. 1
  • noun shoot up Chiefly British. a hunting trip or expedition. 1
  • noun shoot up a match or contest at shooting. 1
  • noun shoot up a growing or sprouting, as of a plant. 1
  • noun shoot up a new or young growth that shoots off from some portion of a plant. 1
  • noun shoot up the amount of such growth. 1
  • noun shoot up a young branch, stem, twig, or the like. 1
  • noun shoot up a sprout that is not three feet high. 1
  • noun shoot up a chute. 1
  • noun shoot up Rocketry. the launching of a missile. 1
  • noun shoot up Informal. a photographic assignment or session, as for a feature film or a television commercial: The actress is away on a shoot. 1
  • noun shoot up Rowing. the interval between strokes. 1
  • noun shoot up Mining. a small tunnel branching off from a larger tunnel. a narrow vein of ore. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to execute or put to death with a bullet: to be shot at sunrise. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon: to shoot a bullet. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to discharge (a weapon): to shoot a gun. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to send forth (words, ideas, etc.) rapidly: to shoot questions at someone. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to fling; propel: The volcano shot lava high into the air. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to direct suddenly or swiftly: Shoot the spotlight on the doorway. He shot a smile at his wife. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to move suddenly; send swiftly along. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to go over (country) in hunting game. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to pass rapidly through, over, down, etc.: to shoot rapids. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to emit (a ray or rays, as of light) suddenly, briefly, or intermittently. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to variegate by threads, streaks, etc., of another color. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to cause to extend or project: He shot out his arm and grabbed the ball. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to discharge or empty, as down a chute: Do not shoot rubbish here! 1
  • verb with object shoot up Sports. to throw, kick, or otherwise propel (a ball, puck, etc.), as at a goal or teammate. to score (a goal, points, etc.) by propelling the ball, puck, etc. 1
  • verb with object shoot up Games. to propel (a marble) from the crook or first knuckle of the forefinger by flicking with the thumb. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to throw (the dice or a specific number). to wager or offer to bet (a sum of money): I'll shoot ten bucks. 1
  • verb with object shoot up Photography. to photograph or film. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to put forth (buds, branches, etc.), as a plant. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to slide (a bolt or the like) into or out of its fastening. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to pull (one's cuffs) abruptly toward one's hands. 1
  • verb with object shoot up Golf. to make a final score of (so many strokes): He shot a 73 on the first 18 holes of the tournament. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to take the altitude of (a heavenly body): to shoot the sun. 1
  • verb with object shoot up to detonate; cause to explode, as a charge of explosives. 1
  • verb with object shoot up Aeronautics. to practice (a maneuver) by repetition: to shoot landings. 1
  • verb with object shoot up Slang. to inject (an addictive drug) intravenously. 1
  • verb without object shoot up to send forth missiles from a bow, firearm, or the like. 1
  • verb without object shoot up to be discharged, as a firearm. 1
  • verb without object shoot up to hunt with a gun for sport: He fishes, but he doesn't shoot. 1
  • verb without object shoot up to move or pass suddenly or swiftly; spurt: The car shot ahead and was soon out of sight. 1
  • verb without object shoot up Nautical. to acquire momentum and coast into the wind, as a sailboat in a confined area. 1
  • verb without object shoot up to grow forth from the ground, as a stem. 1
  • verb without object shoot up to put forth buds or shoots, as a plant; germinate. 1
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