Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of shooting up a drug.
- noun A gunfight; a shootout.
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Examples
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Hauer's face, on the other hand, has seen better days, but he's commendably game for an entrail-strewn shoot-up.
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And next time one of our boats goes to the Straits of Hormuz, start a shoot-up.
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And next time one of our boats goes to the Straits of Hormuz, start a shoot-up.
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Aside from the fact that two aircraft made for a better defensive posture in the event of a shoot-up, the truth is, the Russians had and probably still have a deep lack of faith in the loyalty of their crews.
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However, this “shoot-up and nod out” approach is called a “stimulus package”
These Are Choices? 2009
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Aside from the fact that two aircraft made for a better defensive posture in the event of a shoot-up, the truth is, the Russians had and probably still have a deep lack of faith in the loyalty of their crews.
Archive 2009-03-01 Dave 2009
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Why do you ask, because it has absolutely no "TERROR" value, and is much more difficult to carry out than to simply shoot-up a mall.
Wired Top Stories 2009
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And next time one of our boats goes to the Straits of Hormuz, start a shoot-up.
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With the murder of Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, the Holocaust Museum shoot-up, the recent report from the Southern Poverty Law Center on a surge in hate groups, and the demand by a worried US Attorney General Eric Holder for a tougher hate law, death threats against public figures can't be shrugged off.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: A Little Talk with the Man Who Prayed for Obama's Death 2009
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Unlike a hijacking or an airport shoot-up, there are no gunmen who can be identified; bombers try to be long gone when their handiwork explodes.
The Hunt Begins 2008
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