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upshift
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upshift
(verb)
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upshift
/
ˈ
ʌpˌʃɪft/
verb
upshifts
;
upshifted
;
upshifting
upshift
/
ˈ
ʌpˌʃɪft/
verb
upshifts
;
upshifted
;
upshifting
Learner's definition of UPSHIFT
[
no object
]
:
to put the engine of a vehicle into a higher gear
She
upshifted
into fifth gear.
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—
opposite
downshift
— upshift
noun
,
plural
upshifts
[
count
]
an
upshift
into fifth gear
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