top gearn.

Brit.

/ˌtɒp ˈɡɪə/,

/ˈtɒp ɡɪə/, U.S.

/ˌtɑp ˈɡɪ(ə)r/,

/ˈtɑp ˌɡɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: top n.¹, top adj., gear n.

Etymology: In sense 1 < top n.¹ + gear n. In sense 2 < top adj. + gear n.

1. Nautical. The rigging, sails, and spars of a sailing ship or boat.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > [noun]

top-hamper1791

1825 ‘M. Murgatroyd’ Refugee II. viii. 196 She is up to her apron-strings in the suds,..and will soon wet her top gear, I think.

1884 Boy's Own Paper 14 June 587/3 They thought that, with a light vessel, no top gear, and excellent ground tackle, they had some chance of riding it out in safety.

1924 R. Cullum Saint of Speedway xii. 158 She was still laden with a deck cargo of lumber, and all her top gear was intact.

2011 R. Atlee Merlin (e-book, accessed 25 Jan. 2022) 317 L'Audace..had suffered too, her mizzen taken most of the damage with most of its top gear gone and the sails on the main charred shreds.

a. In a motor vehicle or other machine in which power is transmitted to moving parts: the gearing selection which produces the highest speed in proportion to that of the motor.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > transmission > specific gear

top1906

top-drive1909

overdrive1921

underdrive1929

N1937

park1963

?1865 Z. Colburn in Z. Colburn et al. Locomotive Engin. (1871) iii. 59/1 And it will be found that the angle made by the eccentric rod with the centre line of the engine, in top and bottom gear respectively, corresponds in effect with the same amount of angular advance given to the eccentric itself, when working the valve through a rod leading directly from the eccentric to the valve.

1903 Motor-car Jrnl. 24 Jan. 906/1 On the top gear the power is transmitted direct to the differential on the rear live axle.

1973 A. J. P. Taylor Let. 6 Jan. in Lett. to Eva (1991) 109 I had to drive back to London using headlights and never getting into top gear.

1999 J. R. Nicolson Shetland Fishermen i. 13 The winch was now put in top gear to haul the net as quickly as possible.

2007 I. McDonald Brasyl 7 Souza slid the SUV into top gear as he accelerated past.

b. figurative. The fastest possible pace; esp. the state of greatest or most intense activity, competition, etc.In early use chiefly in at top gear; now frequently in into top gear (as in get into top gear, kick into top gear, etc.).

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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > a rapid rate > full speed

tear1838

1916 Manawatu (N.Z.) Herald 5 Feb. 2/5 All in the office are still kept working at top gear.

1932 E. Bowen To North xxii. 235 I can't live at top gear.

1953 Sun (Sydney) 29 Sept. 19/2 One of the nation's biggest industrial undertakings is getting into top gear.

2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 22 Jan. 18/2 Preparations for the Brisbane International Motor Show hit top gear yesterday.

2019 Irish Mirror (Nexis) 29 Oct. The national hunt season is about to kick into top gear and that means the Cheltenham Festival is already on people's minds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	top gear
释义	top gearn. Brit. /ˌtɒp ˈɡɪə/, /ˈtɒp ɡɪə/, U.S. /ˌtɑp ˈɡɪ(ə)r/, /ˈtɑp ˌɡɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: top n.¹, top adj., gear n. Etymology: In sense 1 < top n.¹ + gear n. In sense 2 < top adj. + gear n. 1. Nautical. The rigging, sails, and spars of a sailing ship or boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > [noun] top-hamper1791 1825 ‘M. Murgatroyd’ Refugee II. viii. 196 She is up to her apron-strings in the suds,..and will soon wet her top gear, I think. 1884 Boy's Own Paper 14 June 587/3 They thought that, with a light vessel, no top gear, and excellent ground tackle, they had some chance of riding it out in safety. 1924 R. Cullum Saint of Speedway xii. 158 She was still laden with a deck cargo of lumber, and all her top gear was intact. 2011 R. Atlee Merlin (e-book, accessed 25 Jan. 2022) 317 L'Audace..had suffered too, her mizzen taken most of the damage with most of its top gear gone and the sails on the main charred shreds. 2. a. In a motor vehicle or other machine in which power is transmitted to moving parts: the gearing selection which produces the highest speed in proportion to that of the motor. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > transmission > specific gear top1906 top-drive1909 overdrive1921 underdrive1929 N1937 park1963 ?1865 Z. Colburn in Z. Colburn et al. Locomotive Engin. (1871) iii. 59/1 And it will be found that the angle made by the eccentric rod with the centre line of the engine, in top and bottom gear respectively, corresponds in effect with the same amount of angular advance given to the eccentric itself, when working the valve through a rod leading directly from the eccentric to the valve. 1903 Motor-car Jrnl. 24 Jan. 906/1 On the top gear the power is transmitted direct to the differential on the rear live axle. 1973 A. J. P. Taylor Let. 6 Jan. in Lett. to Eva (1991) 109 I had to drive back to London using headlights and never getting into top gear. 1999 J. R. Nicolson Shetland Fishermen i. 13 The winch was now put in top gear to haul the net as quickly as possible. 2007 I. McDonald Brasyl 7 Souza slid the SUV into top gear as he accelerated past. b. figurative. The fastest possible pace; esp. the state of greatest or most intense activity, competition, etc.In early use chiefly in at top gear; now frequently in into top gear (as in get into top gear, kick into top gear, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > a rapid rate > full speed tear1838 1916 Manawatu (N.Z.) Herald 5 Feb. 2/5 All in the office are still kept working at top gear. 1932 E. Bowen To North xxii. 235 I can't live at top gear. 1953 Sun (Sydney) 29 Sept. 19/2 One of the nation's biggest industrial undertakings is getting into top gear. 2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 22 Jan. 18/2 Preparations for the Brisbane International Motor Show hit top gear yesterday. 2019 Irish Mirror (Nexis) 29 Oct. The national hunt season is about to kick into top gear and that means the Cheltenham Festival is already on people's minds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.1825
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