"upshift" meaning in All languages combined

See upshift on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: upshifts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English upshiften, upschyften (“to raise”), equivalent to up- + shift. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upshiften}} Middle English upshiften, {{m|enm|upschyften|t=to raise}} upschyften (“to raise”), {{prefix|en|up|shift}} up- + shift Head templates: {{en-noun}} upshift (plural upshifts)
  1. (automotive, cycling) A shift to a higher gear Categories (topical): Automotive, Cycling
    Sense id: en-upshift-en-noun-HPtZPnkk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 9 40 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 23 18 29 30 Topics: automotive, cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, transport, vehicles
  2. A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth, economic level, etc.
    Sense id: en-upshift-en-noun-wE3~vQnH Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 23 18 29 30

Verb [English]

Forms: upshifts [present, singular, third-person], upshifting [participle, present], upshifted [participle, past], upshifted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English upshiften, upschyften (“to raise”), equivalent to up- + shift. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upshiften}} Middle English upshiften, {{m|enm|upschyften|t=to raise}} upschyften (“to raise”), {{prefix|en|up|shift}} up- + shift Head templates: {{en-verb}} upshift (third-person singular simple present upshifts, present participle upshifting, simple past and past participle upshifted)
  1. (automotive, cycling) To shift to a higher gear Categories (topical): Automotive, Cycling Translations (shift to a higher gear): 上波 (soeng⁵ bo¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 升擋 (shēngdǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), vaihtaa suuremmalle vaihteelle (Finnish), ardaigh giar (Irish)
    Sense id: en-upshift-en-verb-F648zcxQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 9 40 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 23 18 29 30 Topics: automotive, cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, transport, vehicles Disambiguation of 'shift to a higher gear': 85 15
  2. (transitive) To shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth rate, economic level, etc. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-upshift-en-verb-hLXTAnhl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 9 40 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 23 18 29 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: upshifter

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for upshift meaning in All languages combined (6.2kB)

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