gear

A man wearing hockey gear.

gear Gears can be used to reverse (1) or otherwise change (2,3) the directions of rotation. Gears of different size (1–4) change the speed of rotation.

noun

Gear is defined as clothing or equipment needed for something specific.
An example of gear is a mask for hockey.
The definition of a gear is a simple machine with teeth that increases the force needed to push or pull something.
Functions of Gears
- Gears can increase speed, increase force or change direction.
- A gear is a simple, rotating machine which usually has teeth (cogs).
- When they connect to another gear, they transmit torque, which is like a twisting force.
- When two gears work together, it is called a transmission.
- Not all gears have teeth. In a rack and pinion gear, the pinion is the gear wheel and it meshes with the rack, which is a long bar with cogs.
An example of a gear is a bike chain.

verb

Gear means to make ready or prepare.
An example of gear is to prepare the home for a hurricane.

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gear

1. Obs. the clothing and equipment of a soldier, knight, etc.
2. clothing; apparel
movable property; esp., apparatus or equipment for some particular task, as a workman's tools, the rigging of a ship, a harness, etc.
1. a toothed wheel, disk, etc. designed to mesh with another or with the thread of a worm
2. [often pl.] a system of two or more gears meshed together so that the motion of one controls the speed and torque of another
3. a specific adjustment of such a system
4. any part of a mechanism performing a specific function: the steering gear

Origin of gear

Middle English gere, probably from Old Norse gervi, preparation, ornament, akin to Old English gearo, yare

Chiefly Brit., Slang highly acceptable, attractive, etc.

to furnish with gear; harness
to adapt (one thing) so as to conform with another: to gear production to demand
Mech.
1. to connect by gears
2. to furnish with gears
3. to put into gear

Mech. to be in, or come into, proper adjustment or working order

gear Idioms

gear down

to adjust gears so that the driven element goes slower than the driving element, with a consequent increase in torque

gear up

to adjust gears so that the driven element goes faster than the driving element, with a consequent decrease in torque
to accelerate; increase efficiency (of): the factory geared up production

high gear

the arrangement of gears providing the greatest speed but little torque
Informal high speed or efficiency

in (or out of) gear

(not) connected to the motor
(not) in proper adjustment or working order

low gear

the arrangement of gears providing little speed but great torque
Informal low speed or efficiency

reverse gear

the arrangement of gears providing reverse, or backward, motion

shift gears

to change from one gear arrangement to another
to change one's approach or focus

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noun

a. A toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, that meshes with another toothed part to transmit motion or to change speed or direction.
b. A complete assembly that performs a specific function in a larger machine.
c. A transmission configuration for a specific ratio of engine to axle torque in a motor vehicle.
Equipment, such as tools or clothing, used for a particular activity: fishing gear. See Synonyms at equipment.
a. Clothing and accessories: the latest gear for teenagers.
b. Personal belongings, including clothing: keeps her gear in a trunk.
The harness for a horse.
Nautical
a. A ship's rigging.
b. A sailor's personal effects.

verb

geared, gear·ing, gears

verb

transitive

a. To equip with gears.
b. To connect by gears.
c. To put into gear.
To adjust or adapt so as to make suitable: geared the speech to a conservative audience.
To provide with gear; equip.

verb

intransitive

To come into or be in gear.
To shift a transmission: geared down to take the curve.
To become adjusted so as to fit or blend.

Phrasal Verbs: gear up To get ready or cause to get ready for a coming action or event: a group of investors who had geared up for the takeover fight; geared themselves up for an argument.

Origin of gear

Middle English gere equipment from Old Norse gervi gera to do, make, make ready

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A wheel with teeth around its rim that mesh with the teeth of another wheel to transmit motion. Gears are used to transmit power (as in a car transmission) or change the direction of motion in a mechanism (as in a differential axle). Fixed ratios of speed in various parts of a machine is often established by the arrangement of gears.

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural gears)

(uncountable) equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
Clothing; garments.
(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 a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque
(slang) recreational drugs
(uncountable, archaic) stuff.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present gears, present participle gearing, simple past and past participle geared)

(engineering) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.

(engineering, intransitive) To be in, or come into, gear.
to dress; to put gear on; to harness.

Adjective

(comparative more gear, superlative most gear)

(mostly British (Scouse)) great or fantastic

Anagrams

ager
areg
GRAE
rage

Origin

From Old Norse gervi.

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