downshift
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Is downshift a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear, as dictated by heavier load on the engine, as for example when climbing a hill or strongly accelerating.Examples: "The driver, Lindsay, gave me a regal wave at the top after he had completed a series of perfect downshifts[.]"Antonyms: upshift#NounCanadaUS
verb (English)
1. (transitive)Examples: "But in this variation on Superbad's wild night of transgression, downshifting the age of the protagonists from teen to tween actually only enhances the stealth, wide-eyed innocence that secretly drives this genre of pre-college hedonism."Synonyms: attenuateCanadaUStransitive
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3. (transitive)Examples: "He brought the car to a stop before the bridge, downshifted and then put her at the road again in a rising disciplined snarl along the N.6 to Cannes."Antonyms: upshift#VerbCanadaUStransitive
4. (intransitive)CanadaUSintransitive
5. (intransitive)CanadaUSintransitive
6. (intransitive)Examples: "In a stick-shift vehicle, the driver must downshift when necessary; in an automatic, the transmission downshifts as needed."Antonyms: upshiftCanadaUSintransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary