SHOOT UP


Meaning of SHOOT UP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1890

transitive verb

1. : to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly

cowboys shooting up the town

2. : to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein

intransitive verb

: to inject a narcotic into a vein

• shoot-up ˈshüt-ˌəp noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.