Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gear lever

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
gear lever
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lever used to change gears in a motor vehicle.

British usage

noun

The lever used to change gears on other types of machines, such as a machine tool.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gear levers (plural)

Phrases

manual transmission automatic transmission bottom gear low gear creeper gear first gear second gear third gear

Frequently Paired Words

gearbox manual transmission stickshift automatic transmission downshift upshift bottom gear low gear

Synonyms

gear stick gear shift shifter shift lever gearshift gearstick

Questions

What does gear lever mean?
The lever used to change gears in a motor vehicle.

How to pronounce gear lever

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