shoot up

shoot up

Sl. to take drugs by injection. Wallace was caught by the cops shooting up in the high school rest room.

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shoot up

1. to increase very quickly in size or amount The boy shot up two inches over the summer. Temperatures shot up into the mid-90s today. With new technology, productivity shot up.

2. to rise quickly and forcefully Flames were shooting up from the burning house.

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shoot up something also shoot something up

1. (slang) to take an illegal drug by using a needle Some athletes are suspected of shooting up steroids to improve their strength.

Usage notes: also used in the form shoot someone up (give someone a drug by using a needle): Jim was the first one to shoot me up with heroin.

Etymology: based on the medical meaning of give a shot (give medicine using a needle)

2. to fire guns, causing great damage to a place Old western movies usually have a scene where some bad guys ride in and shoot up the town.

See also: shoot, up