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gear

UK /ɡɪə/US /ɡɪɚ/

noun11

  1. the clothes and other things that someone uses for an activity or a job, often a sport
  2. A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
  3. A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
  4. 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.
  5. Clothing; garments.
  6. Ellipsis of landing gear.
  7. (slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.
  8. (no longer used) Goods; property; household items.
  9. (no longer used) Stuff.
  10. (no longer used) Business matters; affairs; concern.
  11. (dialect, no longer used) Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.

verb5

  1. To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
  2. To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).
  3. To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.
  4. To be in gear, come into gear.
  5. To dress; to put gear on; to harness.

adjective1

  1. great or fantastic
forms

geared · gearing · gears · more gear · most gear

Phrases with gear

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