upshift

Plural: upshifts

Noun

A shift to a higher gear.
A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth, economic level, etc.

Verb

Verb Forms: upshifted, upshifting, upshifts

To shift to a higher gear, or move to a more advanced stage.
To shift to a higher gear.
To shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth rate, economic level, etc.

Examples

After placing a seven-letter word, he felt his game immediately upshift to a new level.
The frequency of the light is upshifted.
You can upshift to second gear once the car is moving.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English upshiften, upschyften (“to raise”), equivalent to up- + shift.

Antonyms

downshift#Noun, downshift#Verb

Scrabble Score: 15

upshift: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
upshift: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
upshift: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

upshift: valid Words With Friends Word