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[ geer-ing ] / ˈgɪər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gearing ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Machinery.an assembly of parts, especially a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine. the act or process of equipping with gears. the method of installation of such gears. Origin of gearingFirst recorded in 1815–25; gear + -ing1 Words nearby gearinggeanticline, gear, gearbox, gear cluster, gear down, gearing, gear knob, gear lever, gear pump, gear ratio, gearset Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gearingNow, Roberts and her small team are gearing up to launch their next full production line since the first one came out last year. Look Who’s Wearing The Pants: Haute Butch’s Gender-Blending Style|Nina Strochlic|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST And that's because just the timing worked on what was sort of gearing up. Fear of a Minority Superhero: Marvel's Obsession with White Guys Saving the World|Marlow Stern|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST The former Taliban prisoner is gearing up for the investigation into his disappearance and abduction in Afghanistan. Bowe Bergdahl Thanks Obama for ‘Saving His Life’|Josh Rogin|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Despite a disappointing ruling in the Fifth Circuit on Thursday, the pro-choice movement is only gearing up for battle. Pro-Choice Texas Will Not Back Down|Emily Shire|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Inside the Obama administration, officials are gearing up for an economic Cold War. White House Braces for Russian Retaliation Over Ukraine|Josh Rogin|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The speed of the machine, for the purpose of adjustment, using the gearing attached to the upper head, is 10 in. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910|Herbert M. Wilson Farm implements, gearing carts, etc., are all of a style and differ very little from those used centuries ago. The Story of the Cotton Plant|Frederick Wilkinson Lifting that part of the gearing, there was revealed a spot as large as the hand of a twelve-year-old child, all raw and bleeding. White Dandy; or, Master and I|Velma Caldwell Melville The cylinder was but three-and-a-half inches in diameter, and the wheels were moved by gearing. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes|Various The main frame-work containing the gearing was suspended on two wheels about three feet four inches in diameter.
British Dictionary definitions for gearing
nounan assembly of gears designed to transmit motion the act or technique of providing gears to transmit motion Also called: capital gearing accounting, British the ratio of a company's debt capital to its equity capitalUS word: leverage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gearingorganize, fit, tailor, adjust, adapt, regulate, appoint, accouter, outfit, harness, furnish, suit, ready, rig, blend, arm, match, turn out, fit out |