The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GEAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
First, second, third or reverse crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GEAR | 100 % | 4 |
Why may GEAR be the right solution?
The answer is "GEAR" because "first, second, third, or reverse" are all different gears in a car's transmission.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: First, second, third or reverse
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Crossword Answer definitions
GEAR noun- Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
- Clothing; garments.
- Goods; property; household items.
- A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel.
- A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
- A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
- Recreational drugs, including steroids.
- Stuff.
- Business matters; affairs; concern.
- Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
- To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
- To be in, or come into, gear.
- To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
- (usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).
- To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.
- Great or fantastic
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