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

The overall cost of shipping oil shot up after the war broke out, said freight pricing specialist Peter Norfolk at Platts, part of S&P Global Energy.

From Barron's

In the past two years, spending on live events, excluding spectator sports, has shot up by $10 billion to a total of $60 billion.

From MarketWatch

And Alcoa’s stock shot up 11.8% in morning trades toward its biggest one-day gain since it soared 12.6% on Oct.

From MarketWatch

Sora shot up to the top of the App Store in the week after its launch, despite an invitation-only user base.

From The Wall Street Journal

The price of such policies to cross the strait has shot up, however, according to industry players.

From Barron's