Definition of "upshifting" []

• Present participle of upshift. (verb)

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• "Instead of a single lever that is pushed up or down, the Metron uses a TT-brake-style lever to pull in cable, downshifting the rear derailleur or upshifting the front."
• "Making matters worse, automakers have not settled on a standard for where this manual override slot should be and which direction is for upshifting or downshifting, so you have to relearn it in every car."
• "In most cars, downshifting requires tugging back and upshifting pushing forward."