change down (motoring)
To change to a lower gear
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Main Entry: ↑change
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ˌchange ˈdown [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they change down he/she/it changes down present participle changing down past tense changed down past participle changed down] british phrasal verb
to start driving in a lower gear
Thesaurus: to drive, or to operate a vehiclehyponym
Main entry: change
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change down [phrasal verb]
Brit : to change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle : ↑downshift
Change down to go uphill.
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Main Entry: ↑change
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ˌchange ˈdown derived
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Change down into second.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.