upshifts
Moves gear up
Upshifts is the plural of upshift and the third-person singular verb form.
To upshift is to shift to a higher gear in a vehicle: She upshifted as the car picked up speed.
Figuratively, to upshift is to increase intensity or move to a higher level of effort: The campaign upshifts into attack mode.
gear
Sending of information
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- manualWritten instructions for use
automatic · synchromesh · synchronizer · H-pattern · gear ratio · drivetrain · tachometer · revolutions
transmission
Sending of information
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- sequentialOccurring in succession
manual · automatic · synchromesh · synchronizer · H-pattern · gear ratio · drivetrain · tachometer · revolutions · flywheel
speed
Rate of motion
momentum · velocity · surge · boost · horsepower · passing · overtaking · merging · highway · straightaway