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1first gear — n [U] the lowest ↑gear in a car or other motor vehicle, used when starting to move or when going up or down a very steep hill …
2first gear — noun uncount the lowest GEAR in a vehicle, used for starting or moving slowly …
3first gear — noun The first gear of an engine, which provides the lowest output speed and greatest mechanical advantage. Syn: first …
4first gear — noun the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving • Syn: ↑first, ↑low gear, ↑low • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear mechanism • Part Holonyms: ↑car, ↑ …
5first gear — The lowest gear in a transmission. In a bicycle, it is the gear ratio where the drive sprocket is the smallest and the driven sprocket is the largest. This gear is the best for starting from a stop or going up a hill …
6first gear — /fɜst ˈgɪə/ (say ferst gear) noun Motor Vehicles the lowest forward gear ratio …
7first gear — lowest gear in an engine …
8first gear — noun (C) the lowest gear 1 (1) in a car or other motor vehicle, used when starting to move or when going up or down a very steep hill …
9first gear — UK / US noun [uncountable] the lowest gear in a vehicle, used for starting or moving slowly …
10ˌfirst ˈgear — noun [U] the lowest GEAR in a vehicle, used for starting or moving slowly …
