gear

Meanings

Plural: gears

Noun

• a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
• wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
  • "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
• a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
• equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
• Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
• Clothing; garments.
• Goods; property; household items.
• A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.
• A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
• A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
• A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
• Ellipsis of landing gear.
• Recreational drugs, including steroids.
• Stuff.
• Business matters; affairs; concern.
• Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.

Verb

• set the level or character of
• To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
• To be in gear, come into gear.
• To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
• 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.

Adj

• great or fantastic

Synonyms

appurtenance, cogwheel, gear mechanism, gear wheel, geared wheel, gearing, geartrain, paraphernalia, pitch, power train, train

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