Betekenis van shoot up In het Nederlands

• 0 to grow in size, or increase in number or level, very quickly:

  • David has really shot up since I saw him last.

  • Prices shot up by 25 percent.

• 1 to put illegal drugs into your blood using a special needle:

  • She saw a girl shooting up in the toilets.

• 2 to increase very quickly in size or amount:

  • Kerry shot up, growing something like six inches in six months.

  • If he lost his temper, his blood pressure would shoot up.

• 3 to increase very quickly and suddenly:

  • Advertising on the internet caused sales to shoot up by 20%.