shoot up

Meanings

• Verb

  To cause something to move suddenly and forcefully upward.

  - "The fireworks shoot up into the night sky."
  - "The bullet shoots up when the gun is fired."

• Verb

  To increase rapidly in price or value.

  - "Stock prices shoot up during economic booms."
  - "Real estate values shoot up in desirable neighborhoods."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shoot up
put , scoot , moot , foot , boot

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Homophones

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1. Shoot (English) : To discharge a projectile from a gun or other weapon.
   

2. Shoot (English) : To photograph or film.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of shoot up that leads to same result
shoot up , shoot-up , shoot-ups , shooting up , shoots up , shot up , shoot-'em-up , shoot-'em-ups

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Forms

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shoots up, shot up, shooting up, shot ups

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to discharge a projectile from a gun'. The word comes from the Old English 'scuotan', meaning 'to shoot'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'shooting star' refers to a meteor that appears to move across the night sky.

2. The term 'shooting the breeze' means talking idly or aimlessly.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gunfire: The sound or act of shooting a gun.

2. Ascension: The act of rising or ascending to a higher place or level.

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Culture

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In literature, 'shoot up' has been used metaphorically to describe rapid growth or progress. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway describes Jay Gatsby as 'shooting up' in wealth and status.

How to Memorize "shoot up"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bullet being fired from a gun, rising up into the air.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shoot up' with the idea of something rapidly rising or increasing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Skyward Shooting' to remember the meaning of 'shoot up'.

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