gear

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/ɡɪə(ɹ)/ English

Definitions

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.

verb

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).“They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists.”

adjective

Great or fantastic

Related words

Synonyms

cog cogwheel gearwheel paraphernalia appurtenances gear wheel pitch gear mechanism stuff equipment equipping chain equip tool box materiel armament

Associated

pusher gears tubing tractor lever skid retractable clutch tricycle fuselage welded retracted

Rhymes

austere sneer jeer cavalier clear severe peer queer premier chevalier

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