plural of shoot 'em up

plural of shoot-'em-up

Alternative spelling of shootout

To destroy something or remove something from its usual location by shooting. / To completely extirpate (wildlife) from an area by shooting. / To emerge with great speed. / To fire from a weapon.

scarce, or difficult to find, or buy.

Alternative spelling of shoot 'em up

(idiomatic, euphemistic) Plain; unattractive.

(pharmacology) Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the short term.

To physically arrange a shop or workplace. / (idiomatic) To establish a business.

(idiomatic, US) To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation. / (idiomatic, US) To act boldly.