HIGH GEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does high gear mean? 

• HIGH GEAR (noun)
  The noun HIGH GEAR has 1 sense:

1. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

  Familiarity information: HIGH GEAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HIGH GEAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

high; high gear

Hypernyms ("high gear" is a kind of...):

gear; gear mechanism (a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "high gear"):

overdrive (a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power)

Holonyms ("high gear" is a part of...):

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)

 Context examples 

To add more to this eclipse, Uranus, which has been retrograde since August 11, will turn direct on January 10, pushing the pacing of your relationship into high gear.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)