downshift

English

/ˈdaʊnʃɪft/

verb

Definitions

(automotive) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To function at a lower rate.
To make less controversial or risky.

Etymology

Compound from English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill) + English shift.

Origin

English

shift

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Branton English
airshift English
antidown English
backdown English
backshift English
beatdown English
blameshift English
blowdown English
blueshift English
boildown English
bouncedown English
bringdown English
builddown English
burndown English
buydown English
cast down English
clampdown English
cleardown English
climbdown English
comedown English
countdown English
cramdown English
cutdown English
down English
down-gyved English
down-hearted English
downable English
downbound English
downbow English
downcard English
downcase English
downchirp English
downclimb English
downcoast English
downcomer English
downcutting English
downdip English
downer English
downface English
downfalling English
downflex English
downfold English
downforce English
downgauge English
downgaze English
downglide English
downgoing English
downgone English
downgyved English
downhearted English
downland English
downlead English
downlight English
downlighting English
downlike English
downlist English
download English
downlooked English
downlying English
downmass English
downmost English
downness English
downpick English
downpipe English
downpress English
downrange English
downrank English
downsample English
downselection English
downshifter English
downside English
downsitting English
downslope English
downsloping English
downslur English
downsome English
downspout English
downstair English
downstate English
downstreet English
downstrike English
downstroke English
downstyle English
downtempo English
downthrow English
downthrown English
downtick English
downtime English
downtone English
downtown English
downtube English
downward English
downwards English
downwarp English
downwell English
downy English
downzone English
drawdown English
drilldown English
dropdown English
dubdown English
dumbed-down English
eiderdown English
evendown English
featherdown English
foreshift English
frameshift English
goosedown English
hoedown English
kickdown English
knockdown English
lay down English
lightshift English
loanshift English
lookdown English
lowdown English
markdown English
midshift English
mixdown English
mountdown English
multishift English
neckdown English
nymshift English
overshift English
pastedown English
patdown English
paydown English
phasedown English
phaseshift English
placeshift English
playdown English
powershift English
preshift English
pushdown English
rankshift English
redshift English
reshift English
ringdown English
rolldown English
rubdown English
scaledown English
scrubdown English
sdown English
selldown English
setdown English
shift English
shiftable English
shiftee English
shifter English
shiftest English
shifteth English
shiftful English
shiftless English
shiftlike English
shiftmate English
shiftogram English
shiftwork English
shifty English
showdown English
slapdown English
smackdown English
speedshift English
spelldown English
spindown English
splashdown English
staredown English
stepdown English
stickshift English
strapdown English
stripdown English
subshift English
sundown English
supershift English
talkdown English
teardown English
thistledown English
throwdown English
timeshift English
touchdown English
transshift English
trickledown English
tumbledown English
turndown English
undershift English
unshift English
up so down English
upshift English
upside down English
washdown English
winddown English
write-down English
down German
down Dutch, Flemish
シフト Japanese
doune Middle English
schiften Middle English
ดาวน์ Thai
sif Indonesian
quần chíp Vietnamese
quần sịp Vietnamese
當機 Chinese
daun Tok Pisin
daunbilo Tok Pisin
daunim Tok Pisin