misshifts

Verb

misshift (third-person singular simple present misshifts, present participle misshifting, simple past and past participle misshifted)

1. To change gears incorrectly, such as switching into the wrong gear or ending up in a state when the vehicle is not in gear, or being in the wrong gear for a certain time of driving when another gear is required.
   • His expert testimony indicated that it would have been technologically feasible and economically viable to install a warning system, at a cost of between $20 to $50, that would cause a horn to go off and a light to flash on the shift indicator if the driver should misshift the vehicle or begin to...1989, Trial Lawyers Quarterly - Volume 20, page 13
2. To change direction, location, or form incorrectly.
   • After checking the original data, we found that this trace was misshifted in the original gather.1992, Stanford Exploration Project - Issue 73, page 195

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