UPSHOT

consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot

(noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; “the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise”; “his decision had depressing consequences for business”; “he acted very wise after the event”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

upshot (plural upshots)

(US) A concise summary.

The final result, or outcome of something.

Synonyms

• (concise summary): bottom line, digest, the long and short

• (final result): bottom line, conclusion, consequence

Anagrams

• Houpts, Pushto, shot up, tophus

Source: Wiktionary


Up"shot`, n. Etym: [Up + shot, equivalent to scot share, reckoning. Cf. the phrase to cast up an account.]

Definition: Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation. I can not pursue with any safety this sport to the upshot. Shak. We account it frailty that threescore years and ten make the upshot of man's pleasurable existence. De Quincey.

UPSHOOT

Up*shoot", v. i.

Definition: To shoot upward. "Trees upshooting high." Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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