gear in English dictionary

  • gear

    Meanings and definitions of "gear"

    • (uncountable) equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
    • (countable) 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.
    • (countable) a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
    • (countable) A configuration of the transmission of an motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque
    • To fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
    • (mostly British (Scouse)) great or fantastic
    • adjective
      ( mostly British (Scouse)) great or fantastic
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
    • noun
      Clothing; garments.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Goods; property; household items.
    • noun
      (countable)
      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
    • noun
      (countable)
      a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque
    • noun
      (slang)
      recreational drugs
    • noun
      (uncountable, archaic)
      stuff.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Business matters; affairs; concern.
    • noun
      (obsolete, Britain, dialect)
      Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
    • verb
      (engineering, transitive)
      To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
    • verb
      (engineering, intransitive)
      To be in, or come into, gear.
    • verb
      To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
    • A configuration of the transmission of an motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
    • 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.
    • equipment of paraphernalia
    • a wheel with grooves
    • a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears
    • motor car transmission
    • noun
      a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
    • 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
      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"
    • verb
      set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

    Synonyms of "gear" in English dictionary

    pitch, geared wheel, paraphernalia are the top synonyms of "gear" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of gear

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza gear; lm  liczba mnoga gears lp  liczba pojedyncza gear; lm  liczba mnoga gears
    • gear ( countable and uncountable;  plural  gears)
    • gear ( third-person singular simple present gears, present participle gearing, simple past and past participle geared)
    • gear (comparative more gear, superlative most gear)
    • gear (third-person singular simple present gears, present participle gearing, simple past and past participle geared)
  • Gear

    Meanings and definitions of "gear"

    • A SmartArt graphic layout used to show interlocking ideas. Each of the first three lines of Level 1 text corresponds to a gear shape, and their corresponding Level 2 text appears in rectangles next to the gear shape. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

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