shot up

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

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

Example Sentences

A research group at the Netherlands' NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences compiled data on shipping cyber attacks over the last few years, and found that the number shot up from just 10 in 2021 to at least 64 last year.

From BBC

In an analysis, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies pointed out that this is the worst Black unemployment rate since late 2021, and that unemployment for young Black workers shot up to 16.8 percent even as overall young-worker unemployment fell slightly.

From Slate

Since then digital sovereignty has shot up the agenda in Brussels, while some public bodies are already seeking alternatives to US providers.

From BBC

That significant increase means the US government's tariff revenues have shot up.

From BBC

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: "Under the Tories, overseas recruitment shot up while training in the UK was cut, lower-skilled migration soared while the proportion of UK residents in work plummeted and hundreds of thousands of people were given visas to arrive and stay in the UK."

From BBC