shoot up
1 (v + adv) child, plant INTRANSITIVEborr verb he's shooting up tá borradh an éin ghé faoi, tá sé ag fás aníos go tapa, tá borrfhás faoithe beans shot up four centimetres bhorr na pónairí ceithre cheintiméadar 2 (v + adv) rise upwards suddenly INTRANSITIVEléim verb rop verb the flames shot up léim na lasracha in airdetheir hands shot up in the air rop siad a lámha suas san aerShow full entry
3 (v + adv) prices, temperatures, etc INTRANSITIVEardaigh go géar 4 (v + adv) rise steeply by INTRANSITIVEardaigh go tobann unemployment has shot up 60% tá an dífhostaíocht ardaithe 60% go tobann, tá ardú tobann 60% tagtha ar an dífhostaíocht 5 (v + adv) informal with drugs INTRANSITIVE &
TRANSITIVEinsteall verb 6 (v + adv) subject to gunfire TRANSITIVElámhaigh verb → see shoot