Downshift Definition
dounshĭft
downshifts
verb
To shift the transmission of a motor vehicle to a lower gear or arrangement.
Webster's New World
To reduce the speed, rate, or intensity of something.
American Heritage
To simplify or reduce one's expectations or commitments, especially in work hours.
American Heritage
To shift (a motor vehicle) into a lower gear.
American Heritage
To reduce in speed, rate, or intensity.
American Heritage
noun
An instance of shifting gears in this way.
Webster's New World
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