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gear
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- pronunciation:
- gir
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- gear up
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a mechanical part that transmits, and may change, motion from another part by means of interlocking teeth on the two moving parts.
Adjacent gears turn in opposite directions.
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| definition 2: |
a collection of such gears that acts as a unit in a machine.
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| definition 3: |
a standard or functional arrangement of a collection of such gears, esp. in a vehicle.
She put the truck in low gear going down the hill.He shifted into second gear. |
| definition 4: |
any equipment, clothes, or the like used for some particular purpose.
This closet is for his hunting gear.
- similar words:
- equipment, outfit, paraphernalia, rig
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| definition 5: |
the ropes, blocks, and the like that constitute a sailing ship's rigging.
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action, array, clothes, clothing, control, costume, kit, luggage, provision, tack, tackle, thing |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
gears, gearing, geared |
| definition 1: |
to suit or adapt to particular people or conditions.
The author geared the novel to teenagers.- similar words:
- key, orient
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| definition 2: |
to furnish with or connect by gears.
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| related words: |
proportion |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be or come to be in an optimal or functional state, as gears.
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| phrase: |
gear up |
| derivation: |
gearless (adj.) |
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