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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.upshot - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenonupshot - 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
offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset - a natural consequence of development
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.
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upshot

noun
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Translations
نَتيجَه، نِهايَه
závěr
resultat
niîurstaîa
atomazga
iznākumsrezultāts

upshot

[ˈʌpʃɒt] Nresultado m
the upshot of it all wasel resultado fue que ...
in the upshotal fin y al cabo
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upshot

[ˈʌpʃɒt] nrésultat m
the 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
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
adjà l'envers
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

upshot

n (= result)Ergebnis nt; the upshot of it all was that …es lief darauf hinaus, dass …; what was the upshot of your meeting?was kam bei Ihrem Treffen heraus?; in the upshotletzten Endes
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) → risultato
the 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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References in classic literature ?
The upshot of the affair was that she accompanied me next morning.
The upshot of them was a decision to com-bine our search for Dian with an attempt to rebuild the crumbled federation.
"But the upshot of it all - of my thinking and reading and loving - is that I am going to move to Grub Street.
King, who during the colloquy had hardly removed his eyes from the stranger's face and had not spoken a word, consented with a nod to act for Rosser, and the upshot of it was that, the principals having retired, a meeting was arranged for the next evening.
The upshot of the experiment, so far as she was concerned, was that she had quarrelled with her companion, and had gone off in search of her husband, on which search she was embarked at the moment of my encountering her.
Last night ye haggled and argle-bargled like an apple-wife; and then passed me your word, and gave me your hand to back it; and ye ken very well what was the upshot. Be damned to your word!" says he.
The upshot was, that we found a worthy young merchant or shipping-broker, not long established in business, who wanted intelligent help, and who wanted capital, and who in due course of time and receipt would want a partner.
I can't go into the details of the business, but the upshot is that my worldly wealth is much more than I thought, and I am (or shall soon be) in a position to offer marriage, without imprudence, to any lady, even if she brought nothing.
The extraordinary upshot of this adventure was -- but we have not decided yet that this is the adventure we are to narrate.
At first Mary, to whom the offer was passed on, rejected it with hauteur, but presently she wavered, and the upshot was that Irene, looking scornful and anxious, arrived one day with the perambulator.
The upshot of all this was that when Boxtel, who watched the course of political events much more attentively than his neighbour Cornelius was used to do, heard the news of the brothers De Witt being arrested on a charge of high treason against the States, he thought within his heart that very likely he needed only to say one word, and the godson would be arrested as well as the godfather.
The upshot of the business was, that Kit, after weighing the matter in his mind and considering it carefully, promised, on behalf of his mother, that she should be ready within two hours from that time to undertake the expedition, and engaged to produce her in that place, in all respects equipped and prepared for the journey, before the specified period had expired.