shift lever

ʃɪft ˈlɛvər

Definition of shift lever - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transportation

TECH.

lever used to change gears in a vehicle

TECH.

He reached for the shift lever to change gears.

gear lever

gearshift

machinery

TECH.

lever for manual shifting in machinery

TECH.

The operator adjusted the shift lever to increase speed.

gear lever

gearstick

shifter

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Images of shift lever

lever used to change gears in a vehicle

Expressions with shift

shift gear

change gears in a vehicle to adjust speed

He had to shift gear to climb the hill.

shift gears

change the gear in a vehicle

He had to shift gears to climb the hill.

shift over

move slightly to one side

Please shift over so I can sit down.

graveyard shift

work shift during the late night hours

He started working the graveyard shift at the hospital last month..

shift into gear

change the gear in a vehicle to start moving

She shifted into gear and drove away.

shift the blame

make someone else responsible for a mistake

He tried to shift the blame onto his coworker.

Expressions with lever

lever of power

means of gaining control or influence

The media can be a lever of power in politics.

gear lever

lever used to change gears in a vehicle

He shifted the gear lever to drive.

pull a lever

operate a lever by pulling it

He pulled a lever to start the machine.

release lever

lever that you move to unlock or free a mechanism

Pull the release lever to fold the back seat down.

brake lever

handle used by a person to make a machine slow or stop

He squeezed the brake lever to slow down the bicycle.

tire lever

tool used for removing tires from rims

He used a tire lever to change the flat tire.

lever arm

tool or mechanism providing leverage or advantage

The new policy acted as a lever arm for change.

lever corkscrew

tool with a handle and lever for pulling corks

He used a lever corkscrew to open the bottle.

operating lever

handle-like bar moved to control or activate a device or mechanism

Pull the operating lever to start the machine safely.

reversing lever

device in a vehicle for changing direction of travel

He adjusted the reversing lever to switch the train's direction.

Examples of shift lever in a sentence

The mechanic replaced the broken shift lever in the truck.
He pulled the shift lever to change gears.
The mechanic replaced the broken shift lever.

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French:levier de vitesse, levier de changement, ...
German:Schalthebel, Ganghebel, ...
Italian:cambio, leva di trasmissione, ...
Spanish:palanca de cambios, ...
Portuguese:alavanca de velocidades, ...
Chinese:换挡杆, 档位杆, ...
Japanese:シフトレバー, ...
Arabic:عَصا ناقِل الحَرَكَة, ذراع التغيير, ...
Hebrew:יָדִית הִילוּכִים, יְדִית הִלּוּכִים, ...
Russian:рычаг переключения передач, рычаг переключения, ...
Ukrainian:важіль перемикання передач, важіль перемикання, ...
Hindi:शिफ्ट लीवर, गियर शिफ्ट, ...
Bengali:গিয়ার লিভার, মেশিন লিভার, ...
Catalan:palanca de canvis, palanca de canvi manual, ...
Czech:řadicí páka, ...
Danish:gearstang, skifthåndtag, ...
Dutch:versnellingspook, versnellingshendel, ...
Greek:μοχλός ταχυτήτων, μοχλός αλλαγής ταχυτήτων, ...
Hungarian:sebességváltó kar, kapcsolókar, ...
Khmer:ដងប្ដូរលេខ, ដងប្តូរលេខ, ...
Korean:기어 레버, 시프트 레버, ...
Persian:اهرم دنده, ...
Polish:dźwignia zmiany biegów, ...
Portuguese (BR):alavanca de câmbio, alavanca de marchas, ...
Romanian:manetă de schimbare a vitezelor, manetă de schimbare, ...
Swedish:växelspak, växelspakshandtag, ...
Thai:คันเกียร์, คันโยกเปลี่ยนเกียร์, ...
Turkish:vites kolu, vites çubuğu, ...
Vietnamese:cần số, cần gạt số, ...

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