gear
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
gear
- (uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
- Clothing; garments.
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- (obsolete) Goods; property; household items.
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- (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.
- Synonyms: cog, cogwheel, gearwheel
- (countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
- (countable, automotive) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
- (slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.
- 2003, Marianne Hancock, Looking for Oliver (page 90)
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- 2003, Marianne Hancock, Looking for Oliver (page 90)
- (uncountable, archaic) Stuff.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book III, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 113:
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- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book III, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 113:
- (obsolete) Business matters; affairs; concern.
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- (obsolete, UK, dialect) Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
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- French: panoplie, matériel, matos (informal)
- German: Ausrüstung
- Italian: attrezzo, parafernalia, equipaggiamento
- Portuguese: equipamento
- Russian: снаряже́ние
- Spanish: equipo, engranaje, pertrecho, aparejo, apero, avíos, trebejos, enseres, recado
- French: roue dentée, pignon
- German: Zahnrad
- Italian: ingranaggio
- Portuguese: engrenagem
- Russian: зу́бчатое колесо́
- Spanish: engranaje
- French: engrenage
- German: Gang
- Italian: marcia
- Portuguese: marcha, velocidade
- Russian: переда́ча
- Spanish: marcha, velocidad
- French: vitesse
- German: Gangschaltung
- Italian: cambio
- Portuguese: marcha, câmbio
- Russian: переда́ча
- Spanish: marcha, cambio
- German: Stoff
gear (gears, present participle gearing; past and past participle geared)
- (engineering, transitive) 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.
- (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).
- This shop is not really geared towards people of our age.
- They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists.
- (finance) To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.
gear
- (mostly, Scouse) great or fantastic
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