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up⋅shift

  [uhp-shift]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a higher gear.
–verb (used with object)
2. to shift (an automotive transmission or vehicle) into a higher gear.
–noun
3. an act or instance of upshifting.
Origin:
1950–55; up- + shift
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up·shift   (ŭp'shĭft')   
intr.v.   up·shift·ed, up·shift·ing, up·shifts
To shift a motor vehicle into a higher gear.
up'shift' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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