The shift lock release is generally a button that is built onto the lever. It allows the driver to lock the gear lever into a particular option. For example, when the driver parks the car, he/she can switch the lever into the parking option and lock it there. The lever cannot be moved until the shift lock is released. The shift lock is typically a button on top or on the side of the lever.
preposition, Also, towards. 1. in the direction of: to walk toward the river. 2. with a view to obtaining or having; for: They're saving money toward a new house. 3. in the area or vicinity of; near: Our cabin is toward the top of the hill.
The terms superior and inferior are used when referring to parts of the body which are toward an end of the body. Superior meaning toward the head and inferior meaning toward the feet. Toward an end does not necessarily mean close to the end. For example, the bowels are inferior to the lungs.