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Gear

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Noun

Machinery .
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction
first gear; reverse gear.
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine
steering gear.
implements, tools, or apparatus, esp. as used for a particular occupation or activity; paraphernalia
fishing gear.
a harness, esp. of horses.
Nautical .
the lines, tackles, etc., of a particular sail or spar.
the personal tools, clothing, and other possessions of a sailor.
portable items of personal property, including clothing; possessions
The campers keep all their gear in footlockers.
wearing apparel; clothing
The fashion pages of the Sunday paper are featuring the latest fall gear.
armor or arms.

Verb (used with object)

to provide with or connect by gearing.
to put in or into gear.
to provide with gear; supply; equip.
to prepare, adjust, or adapt to a particular situation, person, etc., in order to bring about satisfactory results
The producers geared their output to seasonal demands.

Verb (used without object)

to fit exactly, as one part of gearing into another; come into or be in gear.

Adjective

Slang . great; wonderful. ?

Verb phrases

gear down,
Automotive . to shift the transmission of a vehicle to a lower gear
The truck driver geared down at the top of the hill.
to reduce in scope or intensity
With less income you'll have to gear down your spending habits.
gear up,
to make or get ready for a future event or situation
Insiders say the senator is gearing up to run for governor.
to get or put on equipment or clothing for a particular purpose
The hikers geared up for the long trek down the mountain.
to arouse or excite, as with enthusiasm or expectation
The employees were geared up for a hard battle with management over working hours.

Idioms

in gear
Machinery . in the state in which gears are connected or meshed
The car is in gear.
in proper or active working order; functioning continuously without trouble
Every department in this company must be in gear at all times.
in or into high gear, in or into a state of utmost speed, activity
or efficiency
Military rearmament moved into high gear.
out of gear
Machinery . in the state in which gears are not connected or meshed
The engine is out of gear.
shift or switch gears, to change one's attitude, course of action, methods, etc., in an abrupt, dramatic
or unexpected manner
In the middle of the second act the play shifts gears from comedy to tragedy.

Synonyms

noun
accessory , accouterment , adjunct , apparatus , appendage , appurtenance , baggage , belongings , contraption , effects , encumbrances , fittings , habiliment , harness , impedimenta , instrument , kit , kit and kaboodle , luggage , machinery , material , materiel , means , outfit , paraphernalia , possessions , rigging , setup , stuff , supply , tackle , things , tools , trappings , cog , cogwheel , gearwheel , pinion , ragwheel , sprocket , spurwheel , apparel , array , attire , clothes , costume , drapes , dress , duds * , feathers , garb , garments , habit , rags * , threads * , toggery , togs , wear , equipment , rig , thing , turnout , accouterments , appointments , draught-gear , gearing , mechanism
verb
accouter , adapt , adjust , appoint , arm , blend , fit , fit out * , furnish , harness , match , organize , outfit , ready , regulate , rig * , suit , tailor , turn out , equip , fit out , rig , accessory , apparatus , apparel , appliance , baggage , belongings , cam , clothing , cog , cogwheel , derailleur , dress , duds , equipment , garb , garments , goods , instrument , luggage , machine , materiel , mechanism , paraphernalia , personal effects , pinion , possessions , prepare , property , reverse , rigging , sprocket , stuff , supplies , tackle , things , trappings

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