upshoot

1 of 2

noun

1

archaic : outcome, upshot

2

: an act or result of shooting up

the volcanic upshoot of fire lasted but a second or two

—Russell Grenfell

upshoot

2 of 2

verb

intransitive verb

: to shoot upward : grow upward

transitive verb

: to send up : raise

Word History

Etymology

Noun

up entry 2 + shoot, noun

Verb

up entry 1 + shoot, verb

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