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Word: Downshift
Speech Type: Verb
ˈdaʊnʃɪft
change a financially rewarding but stressful career or lifestyle for a less pressured and less highly paid but more fulfilling one
Short Definition:change lifestyle
Examples:- increasing numbers of men want to downshift from full-time work
change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle or bicycle
Short Definition:change gear
Examples:- an inertia system that activates whenever the rider brakes or downshifts
Word: Downshift
Speech Type: Noun
ˈdaʊnʃɪft
an instance of changing to a less pressured and less highly paid but more fulfilling career or lifestyle
Short Definition:change of lifestyle
Examples:- this downshift coincides with his marriage
a change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle or bicycle
Short Definition:change of gear
Examples:- the chain broke during a downshift on a single-track climb
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