The lowest gear available from a gearbox, typically in a motor vehicle or cycle. / One of the lower gears available from a gearbox, typically in a motor vehicle or cycle.

The second gearing available from a gearbox. / (idiomatic, figuratively) Mediocre, sluggish performance.

(automotive) That part of a gearbox involved in changing gear, including the lever and the forks attached to it. / (automotive, US, Canada) The lever or other interface a human uses to shift gears.

The ratio of the speeds of rotation of the initial and final gears in a gear train.

(Britain) The lever used to change gears in a motor car.

plural of gear ratio

(intransitive, idiomatic) To prepare for an activity. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To put on special clothing or equipment.

plural of gear wheel

To arrange a system of gear wheels or pulleys etc such that the driven part rotates or moves slower than the driving part

All the protective clothing, shields and weaponry worn or carried by a force attempting to control a riot.