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shoot-up

[shoot-uhp]
–noun Slang.
1. an act or instance of injecting an addictive drug intravenously.
2. shootout (def. 1).

Origin:
1965–70; n. use of v. phrase shoot up
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shoot-up   (shōōt'ŭp')
n.   Slang
  1. The act or an instance of shooting up a drug.

  2. A gunfight; a shootout.

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