upshot : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: upshot	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for upshot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
upshot n 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" Synonym(s): consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upshot \Up"shot`\, n. [Up + shot, equivalent to scot share, reckoning. Cf. the phrase to cast up an account.] Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation. I can not pursue with any safety this sport to the upshot. --Shak. We account it frailty that threescore years and ten make the upshot of man's pleasurable existence. --De Quincey.