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up·shot
(ŭp′shŏt′)n.
1. The final result; the outcome. See Synonyms at effect.
2. The central idea or point; gist.
[Earlier upshot, the last shot in an archery contest.]
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upshot
(ˈʌpˌʃɒt)n
1. the final result; conclusion; outcome
2. (Archery) archery the final shot in a match
[C16: from up + shot1]
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up•shot
(ˈʌpˌʃɒt)n.
1. the final outcome; conclusion; result: The upshot of the disagreement was that they broke up the partnership.
2. the gist, as of an argument or thesis.
[1525–35]
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| Noun | 1. |  upshot - 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"phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning offspring, materialisation, materialization - something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" aftereffect - any result that follows its cause after an interval aftermath, wake, backwash - the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" bandwagon effect - the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate" brisance - the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion butterfly effect - the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago byproduct, by-product - a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence change - the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains" coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election" Coriolis effect - (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere dent - an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account" domino effect - the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) harvest - the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love" wallop, impact - a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action" knock-on effect - a secondary or incidental effect product - a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue" placebo effect - any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs position effect - (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome repercussion, reverberation - a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" response - a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" fallout, side effect - any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" spillover - (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure |
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upshot
noun result, consequence, outcome, end, issue, event, conclusion, sequel, finale, culmination, end result, payoff (informal) So the upshot is we're going for lunch on Friday.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
upshot
nounSomething brought about by a cause:
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Translations
نَتيجَه، نِهايَه
závěr
resultat
niîurstaîa
atomazga
iznākumsrezultāts
upshot
[ˈʌpʃɒt] N → resultado mthe upshot of it all was → el resultado fue que ...
in the upshot → al fin y al cabo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
upshot
[ˈʌpʃɒt] n → résultat mthe upshot is that ... → tout ça fait que ...upside down [ˌʌpsaɪdˈdaʊn]
adv
(position) → à l'envers
That painting is upside down → Ce tableau est à l'envers.
to turn sth upside down (= invert) [+ bottle, lid, box, painting, photo] → retourner qch
That painting is upside down → Ce tableau est à l'envers.
to turn sth upside down (= invert) [+ bottle, lid, box, painting, photo] → retourner qch
to turn sth upside down (= make a mess of) [+ flat, house, room] → mettre qch sens dessus dessous
I turned the place upside down looking for his watch → J'ai tout mis sens dessus dessous pour trouver sa montre.
to turn sb's life upside down → bouleverser la vie de qn
to turn sb's world upside down → bouleverser la vie de qn, bouleverser l'univers de qn
I turned the place upside down looking for his watch → J'ai tout mis sens dessus dessous pour trouver sa montre.
to turn sb's life upside down → bouleverser la vie de qn
to turn sb's world upside down → bouleverser la vie de qn, bouleverser l'univers de qn
adj → à l'envers
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
upshot
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
upshot
[ˈʌpˌʃɒt] n (result) → risultatothe upshot of it all was that ... → la conclusione è stata che...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
upshot
(ˈapʃot) : the upshot the result or end (of a matter). What was the final upshot of that affair?
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