FIRST GEAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

Synonyms:

first; first gear; low; low gear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("first gear" is a kind of...):

gear; gear mechanism (a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))

Holonyms ("first gear" is a part of...):

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)

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