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upshot

up·shot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhp-shot]
    • /ˈʌpˌʃɒt/
    • /ˈʌpʃɔt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhp-shot]
    • /ˈʌpˌʃɒt/

Definitions of upshot word

  • noun upshot the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw. 1
  • noun upshot the gist, as of an argument or thesis. 1
  • noun upshot result 1
  • singular noun upshot The upshot of a series of events or discussions is the final result of them, usually a surprising result. 0
  • noun upshot the final result; conclusion; outcome 0
  • noun upshot the final shot in a match 0

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Origin of upshot

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; up- + shot1

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Parts of speech for Upshot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

upshot popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

upshot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for upshot

noun upshot

  • aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
  • aftermath — The aftermath of an important event, especially a harmful one, is the situation that results from it.
  • amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
  • artifact — any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc.
  • bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating

verb upshot

  • circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
  • cupped — hollowed like a cup; concave
  • cupping — the process of applying a cupping glass to the skin
  • dooming — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
  • lotted — one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.

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