upshoot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʌpʃuːt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From up- + shoot.
Meanings
- An involuntary upward movement of the eye
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upshoots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
upshoot en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʌpˈʃuːt/
Etymology
From up- + shoot.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To shoot upward.
All round a hedge upshoots, and shows / At distance like a little wood.
1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 151:trees upshooting high
1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upshoots | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| upshot | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upshot | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| upshooting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |