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GEAR LEVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gear lever mean? 

GEAR LEVER (noun)
  The noun GEAR LEVER has 1 sense:

1. a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gearsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


GEAR LEVER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gear lever; gearshift; gearstick; shifter

Context example:

in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever

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

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

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

automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)


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