Definition of "upshifted" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of upshift. (verb)

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• "I used the paddles on the steering wheel and upshifted, letting the car have its way, coaxing it to higher and higher speeds."
• "It was cloudy, but still muggy, and the sweat drenched her bike shorts and T-shirt as she upshifted into high gear and began to do some serious cranking on the pedals."
• "She laughed, plugged the earpiece in and upshifted."