Sekirov Dictionary

downshift

/ˈdaʊnʃɪft/

verb 6
noun 4
forms 3

verb6

•
(US, Canada) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
- He brought the car to a stop before the bridge, downshifted and then put her at the road again in a rising disciplined snarl along the N.6 to Cannes. — 1962
•
(US, Canada) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
- In a stick-shift vehicle, the driver must downshift when necessary; in an automatic, the transmission downshifts as needed.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
(US, Canada) To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
(US, Canada) To function at a lower rate; to slacken.

noun4

A change of direction or a movement downwards.
•
(US, Canada) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear, as dictated by heavier load on the engine, as for example when climbing a hill or strongly accelerating.
- The driver, Lindsay, gave me a regal wave at the top after he had completed a series of perfect downshifts[.] — 2000
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A reduction in quality or quantity.

forms

downshifted · downshifting · downshifts

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