upshoot

upshoot
I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: up (II) + shoot, n.
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.
: to shoot upward : grow upward
: to send up : raise

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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