Phrase guide

creeper gear

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The lowest gear on a vehicle: especially, a dedicated super-low gear, available in some trucks and tractors, that is even lower than the usual low gear, which is labeled as first gear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: trucking; heavy industry; trucking; heavy industry

Topics: agriculture, automotive, business, lifestyle, transport, vehicles

Examples

  • Near-synonym: low gear

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: granny gear, LO, low gear

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

So called because the vehicle creeps in the mechanical sense of that word: it moves very slowly, such that a person on foot can outwalk it, for example.