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(automotive, of electrified vehicles) The standard 12V rechargeable automotive lead-acid battery or the stand-in battery for a standard 12V automotive battery found in internal combustion engined vehicles, typically used to power the typical 12V systems, the accessories, infotainment, automotive computer, and electronic systems.
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That reduces kicking or recoil.
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(automotive) A 12-volt battery used run the electric starter motor to start the internal combustion engine of an automobile, and power accessories when the engine is off and alternator is not turning.
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to change to a lower gear in a vehicle
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to change to a higher gear in a vehicle
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(automotive, not comparable) Having had the engine management system upgraded, usually to increase power.
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The momentary steering of a bicycle in the opposite direction at the beginning of a turn in order to adjust the rider's centre of gravity.
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(intransitive) To do the dash by means of bicycle.
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A communication technique designed to encourage someone to speak openly.
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(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
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(engineering generally) The ratio between the percentage of time when a device is doing its work (duty) and the percentage of time when it is not working (e.g., idling, coasting, or turned off).
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(electronics) To provide proper grounding for a circuit.
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Alternative form of jump-start [The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.]
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The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.
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Alternative form of jump-start [(transitive) To start a motor vehicle by passing an electrical current from a charged battery to the discharged ("dead" or "flat") battery of the vehicle being started, by using booster cables to temporarily connect the two batteries in parallel.]
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(countable) A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity.
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Alternative form of knockback [A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.]
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A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
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One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.
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(cycling) An instance of equipment failure.
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(US, slang, automotive) The neutral gear when used while a vehicle is moving, especially when it is used to save fuel or to coast downhill faster than a vehicle can go in gear. (This is illegal in some places.)
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(automotive) An event that causes damage to a car by incorrectly shifting to a lower gear when a higher gear is desired
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(idiomatic) To gradually increase speed or output.
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Abbreviation of overdrive. [(dated, automotive) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the normal top gear.]
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(mechanical engineering) To overshoot when changing gears.
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An electric vehicle that can be recharged from an external power source.
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(driving) To shift gears without letting off the accelerator and while briefly depressing the clutch, keeping the engine in its powerband.
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To start a motor car by pushing it (in neutral) and engaging a gear when it has sufficient velocity
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The process of boosting the altitude of an artificial satellite.
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To operate a device at one or more redlines.
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(aviation, transitive) To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
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(idiomatic, figuratively) Mediocre, sluggish performance.
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(idiomatic) To change pace or mode of operation.
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(computing, astronomy) A reduction in spin speed (of a hard disk, pulsar etc)
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(aviation, of a turbine engine) To increase in rotational speed, producing an increase in thrust.
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The scheduled shutdown of an industrial plant, such as an oil rig, for maintenance and testing.
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(of a crankshaft or accessory pulley) Designed to turn at a slower speed than stock.
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(mechanical engineering) To undershoot when changing gears.
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(transitive, intransitive, automotive) To shift to a higher gear
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(automotive, cycling) A shift to a higher gear
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(engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a higher level or frequency.
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