Antonyms for shoot up
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : shoot-uhp |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃutˌʌp |
- abandon
- abbreviate
- abridge
- block
- cease
- close
- complete
- compress
- conceal
- concentrate
- conclude
- condemn
- condense
- contract
- curtail
- decelerate
- decline
- decrease
- deflate
- demolish
- demote
- denounce
- depart
- deprecate
- depress
- descend
- destroy
- deteriorate
- die
- diminish
- disappear
- discourage
- disdain
- disgrace
- disperse
- dissuade
- distress
- divide
- drop
- end
- exclude
- fade
- fail
- fall
- finish
- go
- halt
- hide
- humiliate
- hurt
- ignore
- land
- languish
- leave
- lessen
- lose
- lower
- narrow
- neglect
- play down
- push
- push down
- raze
- recede
- reduce
- repel
- repress
- repulse
- retreat
- retrogress
- scatter
- separate
- sew
- shame
- shorten
- shrink
- shrivel
- slow
- slump
- soothe
- spurn
- stop
- stunt
- suppress
- trouble
- undermine
- upset
- walk
- weaken
- wither
Definition of shoot up
Origin :- Old English sceotan "to hurl missiles, cast; strike, hit, push; run, rush; send forth swiftly; wound with missiles" (class II strong verb; past tense sceat, past participle scoten), from Proto-Germanic *skeutanan (cf. Old Saxon skiotan, Old Norse skjota "to shoot with (a weapon); shoot, launch, push, shove quickly," Old Frisian skiata, Middle Dutch skieten, Dutch schieten, Old High German skiozan, German schießen), from PIE root *skeud- "to shoot, to chase, to throw, to project" (cf. Sanskrit skundate "hastens, makes haste," Old Church Slavonic iskydati "to throw out," Lithuanian skudrus "quick, nimble").
- In reference to pool playing, from 1926. Meaning "to strive (for)" is from 1967, American English. Sense of "descend (a river) quickly" is from 1610s. Meaning "to inject by means of a hypodermic needle" is attested from 1914. Meaning "photograph" (especially a movie) is from 1890. As an interjection, an arbitrary euphemistic alteration of shit, it is recorded from 1934. Shoot the breeze "chat" first recorded 1941. Shoot-'em-up (adj.) in reference to violent entertainment (Western movies, etc.) is from 1942. Shoot to kill first attested 1867. Shoot the cat "to vomit" is from 1785. To shoot the moon originally meant "depart by night with ones goods to escape back rent" (1829).
- O, 'tis cash makes such crowds to the gin shops roam,And 'tis cash often causes a rumpus at home ;'Tis when short of cash people oft shoot the moon ;And 'tis cash always keeps our pipes in tune.Cash! cash! &c.["The Melodist and Mirthful Olio, An Elegant Collection of the Most Popular Songs," vol. IV, London, 1829]
- As in mature : verb become adult, fully grown
- As in mushroom : verb sprout; grow quickly
- As in raise : verb increase, augment
- As in skyrocket : verb soar
- As in soar : verb climb, fly
- As in spring : verb originate, emerge
- As in sprout : verb develop
- As in stretch : verb extend, elongate
- As in thrive : verb do well
- As in zoom : verb move very quickly
- As in maturate : verb mature
- As in upraise : verb elevate
- As in uprear : verb elevate
- As in elevate : verb lift up
- You see, we had no town to shoot up, so we just punctured the scenery.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- They seemed to shoot up of themselves under Gabriele's feet.
- Extract from : « The Home » by Fredrika Bremer
- I'm leavin' you some extry shells that you can shoot up the scenery with.
- Extract from : « The Gold Girl » by James B. Hendryx
- He still had his sheath knife, and he could cut away his weights and shoot up.
- Extract from : « The Pirate Shark » by Elliott Whitney
- "It is dreadful the way you shoot up into the air," he said in vexation.
- Extract from : « The Queen Bee and Other Nature Stories » by Carl Ewald
- You havent got orders to shoot up everybody you see in this office, have you?
- Extract from : « Secret Service » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
- She seemed to shoot up all at once from the child into the woman.
- Extract from : « Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City » by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
- "When they first shoot up, they are like fine ferns," said he.
- Extract from : « The Old Market-Cart » by Mrs. F. B. Smith
- The bus terminated its journey at the foot of Shoot Up Hill.
- Extract from : « This Freedom » by A. S. M. Hutchinson
- Mr. Sturgiss's house was almost on the summit of Shoot Up Hill.
- Extract from : « This Freedom » by A. S. M. Hutchinson
Synonyms for shoot up
- advance
- age
- aggravate
- amplify
- appear
- arise
- arrive
- ascend
- aspire
- assemble
- attain majority
- augment
- batten
- be derived
- be descended
- bear fruit
- become experienced
- become wise
- begin
- birth
- bloom
- blossom
- blow up
- boom
- boost
- branch out
- bridge
- bud
- build up
- burgeon
- burst
- burst forth
- buzz
- catapult
- collect
- come
- come into being
- come into existence
- come of age
- come out
- commence
- congregate
- congress
- cover
- crane
- culminate
- dart
- dash
- derive
- descend
- detonate
- develop
- dignify
- distend
- dive
- drag out
- draw
- draw out
- emanate
- enhance
- enlarge
- erect
- escalate
- evolve
- exaggerate
- exalt
- expand
- explode
- fetch up
- fill
- fill out
- flash
- flourish
- flow
- flower
- fly
- forgather
- form
- gather
- germinate
- get
- get ahead
- get fat
- get on
- get places
- get there
- glide
- go
- go off
- go through the ceiling
- go through the roof
- goose
- goose up
- grow
- grow rapidly
- grow rich
- grow up
- hatch
- head
- heave
- heighten
- hike
- hike up
- hoist
- honor
- hum
- hurtle
- increase
- inflate
- intensify
- issue
- jack up
- jump
- jump up
- lengthen
- levitate
- levy
- lie out
- lift
- look up
- loom
- luxuriate
- magnify
- make
- make a go
- make taut
- make tense
- mass
- maturate
- mellow
- mobilize
- mount
- mushroom
- muster
- obtain
- open
- outstrip
- overlap
- pad
- perfect
- perk up
- pick up
- poise
- prime
- proceed
- progress
- proliferate
- prolong
- prolongate
- promote
- prosper
- protract
- pull
- pull out
- pump
- push
- put up
- pyramid
- rack
- radiate
- raise
- rally
- ramp
- range
- reach
- reach adulthood
- reach majority
- rear
- recline
- recruit
- reinforce
- rendezvous
- repose
- rip
- ripen
- rise
- rocket
- round
- run
- run up
- rush
- sail
- score
- season
- send through the roof
- settle down
- shine
- shoot
- shoot up
- skyrocket
- snowball
- span
- speed
- spin out
- spread
- spread out
- spring
- spring up
- start
- stem
- stilt
- strain
- streak
- strengthen
- string out
- succeed
- surge
- swell
- take off
- take root
- take up
- tauten
- tear
- tighten
- tilt
- top
- tower
- turn out well
- unfold
- unroll
- up
- uphold
- uplift
- upraise
- uprear
- upspring
- vault up
- vegetate
- wax
- whirl
- whiz
- widen
- wing
- zip
- zoom
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