upshoot I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology:up (II) + shoot, n. 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 > II. \| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\verb Etymology:up (I) + shoot, v. intransitive verb : to shoot upward : grow upward transitive verb : to send up : raise