gear vs first gear

first gear vs gear

gear and first gear both are nouns.

gear is a verb but first gear is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gear	Yes	No	Yes	No
first gear	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, first gear is a hyponym of gear; that is, first gear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gear:

gear: a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
first gear: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

Other hyponyms of gear include first, low, low gear, gearset, high, high gear, park, reverse, reverse gear, second, second gear, steering gear, third, third gear, transmission, transmission system.

gear (noun)	first gear (noun)
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion	the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

gear (verb)	first gear (verb)
set the level or character of

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