upshift
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Definition of upshift
: to shift an automotive vehicle into a higher gear
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At 6,000 rpm, the Corvette is ready to upshift but the SB4 is just getting started on a manic surge toward its 8,000-rpm redline. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "Why Chevy Needs This Naturally Aspirated, Wisconsin-Built V-8," 25 Dec. 2017 That meant a light throttle and upshifting at 2200 rpm. — John Pearley Huffman, Popular Mechanics, "Taking the 2014 Chevy Corvette on a Fuel-Economy Run," 11 Apr. 2014 Bledsoe is a more chaotic element—a driver who can upshift quickly to catch a defense off-balance, creating downhill opportunities all over the floor. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Free From the Suns and the Salon, Eric Bledsoe Is Thriving," 12 Dec. 2017 Creeping in stop-and-go traffic is particularly annoying as the transmission wants to upshift or downshift to find its thrift spot. — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2017 Jeep Compass Latitude: Getting a leg up on the competition," 19 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upshift.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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upshift
verb
English Language Learners Definition of upshift
: to put the engine of a vehicle into a higher gear
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