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shoot-up

shoot-up noun: a shooting; a fight with firearms.

Noun

shoot-up (plural shoot-ups)

  1. (colloquial) A shooting; a fight with firearms.
    • We haven't had that kind of a shoot-up for more than two years!2008, Tabor Evans, Longarm 359: Longarm and Lovin' Lizzy, page 86

Forms of shoot-up

pluralshoot-ups

Origin of shoot-up

Deverbal from shoot up

Questions about shoot-up

What does shoot-up mean?
Shoot-up means a shooting; a fight with firearms.
What part of speech is shoot-up?
Shoot-up is a noun.
What is the plural of shoot-up?
The plural of shoot-up is shoot-ups.

Words near shoot-up in the dictionary

  1. shoot-em-ups
  2. shoot-out
  3. shoot-outs
  4. shoot-the-chute
  5. shoot-the-chutes
  6. shoot-up
  7. shoot-ups
  8. shootable
  9. shootaround
  10. shootarounds
  11. shootboard

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