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GEARSHIFT

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

• GEARSHIFT (noun)

Sense 1

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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 England 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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