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GEARSHIFT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gearshift mean?
• GEARSHIFT (noun)
The noun GEARSHIFT has 1 sense:
1. a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
Familiarity information: GEARSHIFT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gear lever; gearshift; gearstick; shifter
Context example:
in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever
Hypernyms ("gearshift" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Holonyms ("gearshift" is a part of...):
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
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