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Definition of first gear in English: first gearnoun 1The lowest in a set of gears on a vehicle, used when travelling very slowly. Example sentencesExamples - I would stop the car at the top of the hill, engage first gear, and proceed as slowly as possible down the hill without touching the accelerator.
- But attempt a steep hill and you will be forced to drop down through the six-speed manual gearbox to first gear far quicker than you might expect.
- He shifted to the first gear and the jeep rolled off the side and onto the freeway.
- If not, go slowly in first gear with the engine revving, as this helps to prevent stalling.
- However, the transmission has a tendency to kick down into first gear all too easily, which can make progress around town a little jerky.
- 1.1 Used in reference to a failure to make progress.
in a scrappy first half neither team seemed to get out of first gear Example sentencesExamples - Andrews produced a string of superb saves throughout the match as Witton dominated for long periods while Dale struggled to get out of first gear.
- And when it comes to looking normal, the Tories are not even in first gear yet.
- Silverbridge played well in the first half but neither side looked to be in first gear.
- In a scrappy first half neither team seemed to get out of first gear.
- They kind of ease back to first gear and switch off different parts of the brain in sequence.
- People tell her she could be massive if she would just get herself out of first gear.
- The reply never got out of first gear until the score was 110-8.
- Celtic were barely out of first gear, but already seemingly accelerating away.
- But they were worthy of a point on a day when the home side rarely got out of first gear.
- In their second match, Navy capitalised on Air Force's slow change out of first gear with an early goal.
- The tunes wander aimlessly and the album fails to get out of first gear.
- My brain barely makes it out of first gear on a Friday.
- She says the two did share a bed, but he didn't get out of first gear.
- The ingredients for a decent read are there, but Egleton bogs us down with too much detail so Cry Havoc never gets out of first gear.
- Hardly representative of his 12 months most of which were spent injured or persevering in first gear.
- We didn't really get out of first gear in the second half.
- Flat, pedestrian writing and excruciatingly slow pacing keep the show stuck in first gear.
- It's up to Smith to shift out of first gear.
- There is a first gear and a fifth gear and nothing much in between!
- "All credit to Bradford for making a game of it, but we never got out of first gear and should have done better."
Definition of first gear in US English: first gearnoun 1The lowest in a set of gears on a vehicle, used when traveling very slowly. Example sentencesExamples - I would stop the car at the top of the hill, engage first gear, and proceed as slowly as possible down the hill without touching the accelerator.
- However, the transmission has a tendency to kick down into first gear all too easily, which can make progress around town a little jerky.
- He shifted to the first gear and the jeep rolled off the side and onto the freeway.
- But attempt a steep hill and you will be forced to drop down through the six-speed manual gearbox to first gear far quicker than you might expect.
- If not, go slowly in first gear with the engine revving, as this helps to prevent stalling.
- 1.1 Used in reference to a failure to make progress.
in a scrappy first half neither team seemed to get out of first gear Example sentencesExamples - People tell her she could be massive if she would just get herself out of first gear.
- My brain barely makes it out of first gear on a Friday.
- "All credit to Bradford for making a game of it, but we never got out of first gear and should have done better."
- Flat, pedestrian writing and excruciatingly slow pacing keep the show stuck in first gear.
- Silverbridge played well in the first half but neither side looked to be in first gear.
- The reply never got out of first gear until the score was 110-8.
- There is a first gear and a fifth gear and nothing much in between!
- But they were worthy of a point on a day when the home side rarely got out of first gear.
- The ingredients for a decent read are there, but Egleton bogs us down with too much detail so Cry Havoc never gets out of first gear.
- The tunes wander aimlessly and the album fails to get out of first gear.
- And when it comes to looking normal, the Tories are not even in first gear yet.
- In a scrappy first half neither team seemed to get out of first gear.
- They kind of ease back to first gear and switch off different parts of the brain in sequence.
- In their second match, Navy capitalised on Air Force's slow change out of first gear with an early goal.
- Andrews produced a string of superb saves throughout the match as Witton dominated for long periods while Dale struggled to get out of first gear.
- Hardly representative of his 12 months most of which were spent injured or persevering in first gear.
- We didn't really get out of first gear in the second half.
- It's up to Smith to shift out of first gear.
- Celtic were barely out of first gear, but already seemingly accelerating away.
- She says the two did share a bed, but he didn't get out of first gear.
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