skjuta upp

== Swedish == === Etymology === From skjuta + upp, cf. skjuva upp and uppskov. Sense 3 is borrowed from English shoot up. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɧʉːta ˈɵp/ === Verb === skjuta upp (present skjuter upp, preterite sköt upp, supine skjutit upp, imperative skjut upp) to postpone, to defer to launch (a space rocket, piece of fireworks, or the like) (slang) to shoot up (inject (a drug) intravenously) Synonym: skjuta (heroin, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== uppskov ==== See also ==== avfyra === References === “skjuta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “skjuta upp”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “skjuta upp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) uppskjuta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)