Gear

[gɪə] or [ɡɪr]

Definition

(noun.) a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion.

(noun.) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc..

(noun.) a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle).

(verb.) set the level or character of; 'She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience'.

Typed by Jared--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Clothing; garments; ornaments.

(n.) Goods; property; household stuff.

(n.) Whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff or material.

(n.) The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.

(n.) Warlike accouterments.

(n.) Manner; custom; behavior.

(n.) Business matters; affairs; concern.

(n.) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively.

(n.) An apparatus for performing a special function; gearing; as, the feed gear of a lathe.

(n.) Engagement of parts with each other; as, in gear; out of gear.

(n.) See 1st Jeer (b).

(n.) Anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish.

(v. t.) To dress; to put gear on; to harness.

(v. t.) To provide with gearing.

(v. i.) To be in, or come into, gear.

Typed by Justine

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Apparel, dress, furniture, accoutrements, ornaments, TOGGERY.[2]. Harness, caparison, rigging, trappings, equipments.[3]. Gearing, toothed wheels, series of cog-wheels.

Typist: Remington

Definition

n. a state of preparation: dress: harness: tackle: (mech.) connection by means of toothed wheels: (obs.) a matter affair.—v.t. to put in gear as machinery.—p.adj. Geared connected with the motor by gearing.—ns. Gear′ing harness: working implements: (mech.) a train of toothed wheels and pinions; Gear′-wheel a wheel with teeth or cogs which impart or transmit motion by acting on those of another wheel; Driv′ing-gear those parts in a machine most nearly concerned in imparting motion.—Multiplying gearing a combination of cog-wheels for imparting motion from wheels of larger to wheels of smaller diameter by which the rate of revolution is increased; Out of gear out of running order unprepared; Straight gearing the name given when the planes of motion are parallel—opposed to Bevelled gearing when the direction is changed (see Bevel).

Typist: Susan

Examples

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