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- [uhp-shot]
- /ˈʌpˌʃɒt/
- /ˈʌpʃɔt/
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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