shot up

Idioms  

1. Severely wounded by gunfire; see shoot up , def. 2.

2. Drugged; see shoot up , def. 3.

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Example Sentences

Nike’s stock shot up as much 4.4% in the moments immediately after the tariff ruling was handed down but then reversed course to decline 1.6% in afternoon trading.

From MarketWatch

Both dropped precipitously as the economy emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and housing prices shot up.

From MarketWatch

She’d slimmed down and shot up and started worrying about clothes.

From Literature

Selkie twisted and shot up underneath, gliding Nim through the waves: thumping over, ducking under.

From Literature

A fountain of lava, red and bubbling, shot up from the middle of the crater.

From Literature