shoot-up
[ shoot-uhp ]
/ ˈʃutˌʌp /
noun Slang.
an act or instance of injecting an addictive drug intravenously.
Origin of shoot-up
First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase
shoot up
Words nearby shoot-up
Definition for shoot up (2 of 2)
Origin of shoot
1
before 900; Middle English
shoten (v.), Old English
scēotan; cognate with Dutch
schieten, German
schiessen, Old Norse
skjōta; akin to
shot1
British Dictionary definitions for shoot up (1 of 2)
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)
British Dictionary definitions for shoot up (2 of 2)
shoot
/ (ʃuːt) /
verb shoots, shooting or shot
noun
interjection
US and Canadian
an exclamation expressing disbelief, scepticism, disgust, disappointment, etc
Word Origin for shoot
Old English
sceōtan; related to Old Norse
skjōta, Old High German
skiozan to shoot, Old Slavonic
iskydati to throw out
Scientific definitions for shoot up
shoot
[ shōōt ]
The part of a vascular plant that is above ground, including the stem and leaves. The tips of shoots contain the apical meristem.
Idioms and Phrases with shoot up (1 of 2)
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]
Idioms and Phrases with shoot up (2 of 2)
shoot