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What is the noun for gearshifting?

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gear

(uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
Clothing; garments.
(obsolete) Goods; property; household items.
(countable) A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel.
(countable) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
(countable) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
(slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.
(uncountable, archaic) Stuff.
(obsolete) Business matters; affairs; concern.
(obsolete, Britain, dialect) Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“This consists of a shaft holding a large and a small gearwheel, which may carry the motion around the cone-pulleys to a large gear in front of them.”

“So I headed back home for my fishing gear, hoping to find some solace in a good fight with a trout.”

“Have you considered decking them out in cool leather biker gear or spandex outfits?”

gearbox

An enclosed gear train.
That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.
Synonyms:

transmission, gears, gear box, automatic transmission, manual transmission, standard transmission

Examples:

“Discrete buttons mounted behind the wheel give you fingertip control over the gearbox.”

“He only encountered a problem on the penultimate stage of the rally, when his gearbox seized.”

“The power is currently transferred to the tarmac by the standard Lux gearbox and running gear.”

gearwork

A mechanical assembly of gears.

gearstick

The lever used to change gear in a vehicle.
Synonyms:

gearshift, shifter, controls, gear selector, gear shift, shift lever, gear lever, gear stick

Examples:

“The gearstick has developed an annoying grating sound but only, it seems, when in fifth gear.”

“It's a van, so you have to give the gearstick some elbow and work with the steering wheel a bit.”

“It had a peculiar gearstick, and the driver could find reverse only after various undignified contortions.”

gearing

The ratio of a system of gears.
Synonyms:

gear, cog, cogwheel, gearwheel, pinion, spurwheel, ragwheel, sprocket, machinery, mechanism, toothed wheel, rack and pinion … more

gearshift

Alternative spelling of gear shift
Synonyms:

gearstick, shifter, controls, gear selector, gear shift, shift lever, gear lever, gear stick

gearset

A set of gears, as in a car or bicycle.
Examples:

“There is also a low-range gearset for when dealing with difficult terrain or getting a heavy trailer up a rutted slope.”

“Transmission upgrades include new fluid, new torque converter, new gearset, and adjusted gear and final drive ratios.”

“The Vectrix motor, combined in the rear hub with a single-speed planetary gearset, spins the rear wheel in a smooth, silent surge of power.”

geare

Obsolete form of gear.
Examples:

“Other British privateers of note include Fortunatus Wright, Edward Collier, Sir John Hawkins, his son Sir Richard Hawkins, Michael Geare, and Sir Christopher Myngs.”

gearshifts