upshift

upshift
/up"shift'/, v.i.
1. to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a higher gear.
v.t.
2. to shift (an automotive transmission or vehicle) into a higher gear.
n.
3. an act or instance of upshifting.
[1950-55; UP- + SHIFT]

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