in reverse gear
1reverse gear — reverse gears N VAR The reverse gear of a vehicle is the gear which you use in order to make the vehicle go backwards …
2reverse gear — noun the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed • Syn: ↑reverse • Derivationally related forms: ↑reverse (for: ↑reverse) • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear mec …
3reverse gear — re,verse gear noun uncount REVERSE in a vehicle …
4reverse gear — A very low gear for driving backwards, denoted by the letter R on a gear knob or gear selector …
5reverse gear — UK / US noun [uncountable] reverse in a vehicle …
6reverse gear — re.verse gear n [U and C] the position of the ↑gears in a vehicle that makes it go backwards …
7reverse gear — condition where the car s gear is set for driving backwards …
8reverse gear — noun a gear making a vehicle or piece of machinery move or work backwards …
9reverse gear — noun (U) the control in a vehicle that makes it go backwards …
10gear — [gir] n. [ME gere, prob. < ON gervi, preparation, ornament, akin to OE gearo, YARE] 1. a) Obs. the clothing and equipment of a soldier, knight, etc. b) clothing; apparel 2. movable property; esp., apparatus or equipment for some particular… …
