Both Uses of
implication
in
The Shack
- Mack sat back in his chair, staggered by the implications of what he was hearing.†
Chpt 8.implications = results or consequences; or things suggested indirectly; or things that can be concluded
- As he continued digging up roots and throwing them into the pile, Mack's mind busily worked to untangle the implications of what she had said.†
Chpt 9. *
Definitions:
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(1)
(implication as in: the implication is that...) Something that follows from something else.The thing that follows could be:
- something suggested indirectly (not said directly)
- something that can be concluded (often a logical consequence)
- something that results from something else
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(2)
(implication as in: Her implication in the crime) involvement in or the suggestion that someone was involved in something -- especially a crime