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in die Höhe schießen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
  • spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.

Senses

in die Höhe schießen is used for these senses in English:

  • bolt (intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
  • spike To increase sharply.

bolt — full definition

  1. noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
  2. noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
  3. noun A flash of lightning.
  4. verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
  5. verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.

spike — full definition

  1. noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.
  2. noun A sudden, sharp increase, especially on a graph or in a price.
  3. verb To add alcohol or a drug to a drink, usually without the other person knowing.
  4. verb To rise sharply and suddenly.

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