SHOOT UP


Meaning of SHOOT UP in English

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1890

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 \ ' shüt- ˌ ə p \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.