Definition of "low gear" []

• The low gear configuration of a transmission. (noun)
• A state of minimum activity, energy, or force: The project went into low gear during summer vacation. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Mertz shifted into low gear and stomped down on the accelerator."
• "Mrs. Bünz’s car, with repeated blasts on the horn, churned in low gear up the drive and turned to the right behind the curved wall."