ADJ
- bottom, top
- driving along in top gear
- high, low
- first, second, etc.
- reverse
VERB + GEAR
- engage, select
- Engage first gear and move off
- change, change into, move into, put/slam/slip sth into, shift (into), switch
- It's difficult to steer and change gear at the same time. She put the car into first gear and drove off
- (figurative)
- The party organization is moving into top gear as the election approaches
- move up, step up
- (often figurative) Coming out of the final bend, the runner stepped up a gear to overtake the rest of the pack
- crash, grind
- He was crashing the gears because he was so nervous
GEAR + NOUN
- change
- She made a smooth gear change
- lever, stick (also gearstick)
PREP
- in (a/the) ~
- driving along in third gear Some drivers leave the car in gear when parking on hills
- out of ~
- Leave the car out of gear
ADJ
- camping, climbing, fishing, running, sports, swimming, walking
- breathing
- firemen in breathing gear
- landing, winding
- the plane's landing gear
- combat, riot
- outdoor
- designer
- wearing expensive designer gear
VERB + GEAR
- be dressed in, have on, wear
- She had her running gear on
- put on, take off
PREP
- in … ~
- a group of young men in combat gear
