What does shoot-up mean?
Shoot-up means (colloquial) A shooting; a fight with firearms..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(colloquial) A shooting; a fight with firearms..
We haven't had that kind of a shoot-up for more than two years!
Use shoot-up when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shoot-up means (colloquial) A shooting; a fight with firearms..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We haven't had that kind of a shoot-up for more than two years!
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