gear vs third

gear and third both are nouns.

gear is not an adjective while third is an adjective.

gear is a verb but third is not a verb.

gear is not an adverb while third is an adverb.

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

As nouns, third is a hyponym of gear; that is, third 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)
third: the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

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

gear (noun)	third (noun)
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion	the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.	the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed	the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)	the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
	one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
	following the second position in an ordering or series

gear (adjective)	third (adjective)
	coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

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

gear (adverb)	third (adverb)
	in the third place

Difference between gear and third

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