kick-down
Accelerator-triggered gear drop
Kick-down is an automatic transmission feature that downshifts to a lower gear when you floor the accelerator, providing sudden power for passing or merging: I hit the kick-down to get around the truck.
The term also appears in British slang for a share or contribution, especially of drugs or money.
Sending of information
- downshiftChange to lower gear
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- throttlePower flow controller
overtaking · pedal · torque · automatic · passing · RPM · engine · gearbox
Access or submission
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- breachBreaking of agreement
- raidSudden armed incursion
- bootHigh shoe or startup
police · SWAT · battering · intrusion · tactical · threshold · frame · splinter
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- sharePortion given out
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- poolCollective fund or basin
- contributionSomething given to help
split · fund · collection · ante · pot · whip-round · stake · communal
transmission
Sending of information
- downshiftChange to lower gear
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
throttle · overtaking · pedal · torque · automatic · passing · RPM · engine · gearbox · power
entry
Access or submission
boot · police · SWAT · battering · intrusion · tactical · threshold · frame · splinter · break-in
payment
Fulfilling a financial obligation
contribution · split · fund · collection · ante · pot · whip-round · stake · communal · expense
kick-downstick shift
Hand-operated gear selector
manual transmission · paddle shift · manual mode · tiptronic
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