gear shift

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Synonyms: gearshift

Antonyms: gearshift

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|automotive}} That part of a [[gearbox]] involved in changing [[gear]], including the lever and the [[fork]]s attached to it.
2. {{lb|en|automotive|American|Canadian}} The lever or other interface a human uses to shift gears.
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} a stark change, esp. between considerably differently paced things (e. g. in a narration, topics on an agenda, music)

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