top gear
top gear noun: the highest gear that is available in a motor vehicle or car.
Noun
top gear (countable and uncountable, plural top gears)
- The highest gear that is available in a motor vehicle or car.
- Near-synonyms: (often synonymous) fifth gear, overdrive
- His Packard rarely saw top gear, because in the 1930s this county barely had any roads smooth and straight enough to use it on.
- Synonyms:
- fifth gear, overdrive
- Antonyms:
- granny gear, low gear, first gear
- The highest level of performance or activity.
- Things really shifted into top gear once they found a new angel investor.
- Synonyms:
- overdrive, full throttle
- Antonyms:
- low gear
top gear meaning in Tamil
top gear in Tamil
- நெம்பு விசை
Synonyms of top gear
Antonyms
Forms of top gear
| plural | top gears |
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Questions about top gear
- What does top gear mean?
- Top gear means the highest gear that is available in a motor vehicle or car.
- What is top gear in Tamil?
- Top gear in Tamil is நெம்பு விசை. See Top gear meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is top gear?
- Top gear is a noun.
- What is the plural of top gear?
- The plural of top gear is top gears.
Words near top gear in the dictionary
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