shoots up
Grows very quickly
Shoots up has several distinct meanings unified by rapid upward movement.
A child shoots up when growing quickly: He shot up six inches over the summer.
Prices or temperatures shoot up when rising sharply.
A geyser shoots up from the ground.
In slang, to shoot up is to inject drugs intravenously: He was shooting up in the bathroom.
To shoot up a place is to fire weapons into it indiscriminately: They shot up the bar and fled.
Recently sprouted young plant
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- sproutNew plant emergence
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- saplingJuvenile woody plant
emerge · growth spurt · springtime · budding · stem · cotyledon · soil · sunlight
Sudden powerful increase
- spikeSharp rise or point
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- skyrocketingRising sharply and quickly
- boomLoud deep sound
inflation · escalation · ballooning · acceleration · exponential · upsurge · proliferation · jump
Illegal addictive opiate
- syringeMedical injection tool
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- mainlineChief railway line
- fixRepair or solution
vein · intravenous · track marks · opiates · speedball · tourniquet · methamphetamine · cocaine
seedling
Recently sprouted young plant
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- sproutNew plant emergence
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
sapling · emerge · growth spurt · springtime · budding · stem · cotyledon · soil · sunlight · upward
surge
Sudden powerful increase
- spikeSharp rise or point
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- skyrocketingRising sharply and quickly
boom · inflation · escalation · ballooning · acceleration · exponential · upsurge · proliferation · jump · rocket
heroin
Illegal addictive opiate
fix · vein · intravenous · track marks · opiates · speedball · tourniquet · methamphetamine · cocaine · hit
gunfire
Discharge of weapons
- attackAggressive act against another
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
spray · bullets · automatic · rounds · opens fire · assailant · victims · spree · carnage · barrage
shoots upgradual decline
Slow downward trend
trickles · levels off · plateaus · holds steady · stagnates
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