shoot-up

[ shoot-uhp ]

/ ˈʃutˌʌp /

noun Slang.

an act or instance of injecting an addictive drug intravenously.

shootout (def. 1).

Origin of shoot-up

First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase shoot up

Words nearby shoot-up

shoot straight, shoot the breeze, shoot the chutes, shoot the works, shoot through, shoot-up, shop, shopaholic, shop around, shop assistant, shopbot

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Example sentences from the Web for shoot-up

Yes, and we'll all hot-foot it to the burg of New York, and shoot-up the town!
The Boy from the Ranch|Frank V. Webster

British Dictionary definitions for shoot-up

shoot up

verb (adverb)

(intr) to grow or become taller very fast

(tr) to hit with a number of shots

(tr) to spread terror throughout (a place) by lawless and wanton shooting

(tr) slang to inject (someone, esp oneself) with (a drug, esp heroin)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with shoot-up

shoot up

Grow or get taller very rapidly, as in She's really shot up in the last year, and now she's taller than her mother. [First half of 1500s]

Riddle with bullets; damage or terrorize with gunfire. For example, I liked the scene in which the cowboy stomps into the saloon, gets drunk, and shoots the place up. [Late 1800s]

Inject a drug intravenously, especially an illegal drug. For example, The police caught him shooting up and arrested him. [Slang; first half of 1900s]

单词	shoot-up
释义	shoot-up [ shoot-uhp ] / ˈʃutˌʌp / noun Slang. an act or instance of injecting an addictive drug intravenously. shootout (def. 1). Origin of shoot-up First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase shoot up Words nearby shoot-up shoot straight, shoot the breeze, shoot the chutes, shoot the works, shoot through, shoot-up, shop, shopaholic, shop around, shop assistant, shopbot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shoot-up Yes, and we'll all hot-foot it to the burg of New York, and shoot-up the town! The Boy from the Ranch\|Frank V. Webster British Dictionary definitions for shoot-up shoot up verb (adverb) (intr) to grow or become taller very fast (tr) to hit with a number of shots (tr) to spread terror throughout (a place) by lawless and wanton shooting (tr) slang to inject (someone, esp oneself) with (a drug, esp heroin) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with shoot-up shoot up 1 Grow or get taller very rapidly, as in She's really shot up in the last year, and now she's taller than her mother. [First half of 1500s] 2 Riddle with bullets; damage or terrorize with gunfire. For example, I liked the scene in which the cowboy stomps into the saloon, gets drunk, and shoots the place up. [Late 1800s] 3 Inject a drug intravenously, especially an illegal drug. For example, The police caught him shooting up and arrested him. [Slang; first half of 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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