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downshift definition

down·shift (-s̸hift′)

intransitive verb

to shift the transmission of a motor vehicle to a lower gear or arrangement

noun

an instance of shifting gears in this way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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