No. 4,927 in Spanish

disparar

To shoot or fire (a weapon, projectile, or camera).

In a sentence

Él decidió disparar hacia el blanco para practicar tiro.
He decided to shoot at the target to practice marksmanship.
The verb 'disparar' is used in its literal sense, meaning 'to shoot' or 'to fire a weapon', as an action.
Los precios comenzaron a disparar debido a la alta demanda.
Prices began to skyrocket due to the high demand.
Here 'disparar' is used metaphorically, meaning 'to increase steeply or rapidly', applied to prices.
El comportamiento errático del jefe disparó rumores sobre su salud.
The boss's erratic behavior sparked rumors about their health.
In this context, 'disparar' means 'to trigger' or 'to provoke', indicating the initiation of something, namely rumors.

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