upgear
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The air-cooled two-cylinder engine is less obtrusive than one might expect, thanks to vacuum control which automatically upgears the car and holds down the speed of the 746-cc engine."
- "Cam will help but you'd need to upgear a tire size to capitalize on it."
- "The vicious cycle of repression was upgeared and intensified."
- "She says it clearly, carefully and very deliberately, recalling a time when their gigs are already upgearing to concerts and benefits organised by Bill Graham, for whom Airplane become regulars of the Fillmore […]"
Etymology
From up- + gear.
Inflected Forms
upgears (present, singular)
upgearing (participle, present)
upgeared (participle, past)
upgeared (past)
up-gear (alternative)