upshoot

verb
/ʌpˈʃuːt/

Etymology

From up- + shoot.

  1. inherited from *skeutaną
  2. inherited from *skeutan
  3. inherited from scēotan
  4. inherited from scheten
  5. prefixed as upshoot — “up + shoot

Definitions

  1. To shoot upward.

    • trees upshooting high
    • All round a hedge upshoots, and shows / At distance like a little wood.
  2. An involuntary upward movement of the eye

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA