Upshot
['ʌpʃɒt] or ['ʌpʃɑt]
Definition
(n.) Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Conclusion, end, termination, consummation, issue, DÉNOUEMENT, FINALE, catastrophe.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Result, conclusion, outcome
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Definition
n. final issue: end.
Typist: Lottie
Examples
- The teachers, animated solely by good intentions, had no idea of execution, and a lamentable jumble was the upshot of their kind endeavours. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But the upshot is, she gets up glorious dinners, makes superb coffee; and you must judge her as warriors and statesmen are judged, _by her success_. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He was mighty learned about the case, to me; but the upshot of his opinion was, that the carrier was making his last journey rather fast. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The upshot of which, was, to smash this witness like a crockery vessel, and shiver his part of the case to useless lumber. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- All the while, the steamer's lights moved spectrally a very little, as she lay-to, waiting the upshot of whatever accident had happened. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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