shift up

ʃɪft ʌp

Definition

Definition of shift up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intensify

intr.

increase in intensity or level

intr.

The team needs to shift up their efforts to win the championship.

increase

intensify

driving

tr./intr.

TECH.

change to a higher gear

tr./intr.

TECH.

You need to shift up when the engine revs too high.

gear up

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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.

Examples of shift up in a sentence

The coach told the players to shift up their training intensity.
He had to shift up to overtake the truck.
Shift up smoothly to avoid jerking.

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French:intensifier, monter en régime, ...
German:intensivieren, hochschalten, ...
Italian:intensificare, cambiare marcia, ...
Spanish:intensificar, cambiar a una marcha superior, ...
Portuguese:intensificar, subir de marcha, ...
Chinese:加强, 换到更高的档位, ...
Japanese:強化する, シフトアップ, ...
Arabic:كَثَّفَ, نَقَلَ إلى تَرْس أَعْلَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲלוֹת הִלּוּךְ, ...
Russian:усилить, повысить передачу, ...
Ukrainian:посилити, перемикати на вищу передачу, ...
Hindi:प्रयास बढ़ाना, ऊँचे गियर में डालना, ...
Bengali:জোর বাড়ানো, গিয়ার বাড়ানো, ...
Catalan:intensificar, pujar de marxa, ...
Czech:zintenzivnit, přeřadit na vyšší rychlostní stupeň, ...
Danish:skrue op for, skifte op, ...
Dutch:intensiveren, opschakelen, ...
Greek:ανεβάζω, ανεβάζω ταχύτητα, ...
Hungarian:fokozódni, felkapcsolni, ...
Khmer:បង្កើនកម្រិត, ប្តូរឡើងលេខខ្ពស់, ...
Korean:강화하다, 기어를 올리다, ...
Persian:شدت بخشیدن, دنده را بالا بردن, ...
Polish:zintensyfikować, zmienić bieg na wyższy, ...
Portuguese (BR):intensificar, subir de marcha, ...
Romanian:a intensifica, a schimba în treapta superioară, ...
Swedish:intensifiera, växla upp, ...
Thai:เพิ่มระดับ, เปลี่ยนเกียร์ขึ้น, ...
Turkish:yoğunlaştırmak, vites yükseltmek, ...
Vietnamese:tăng cường, lên số, ...

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