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gear
I. \ˈgi(ə)r, -iə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English gere, from Old English gearwe; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German garuwi equipment, clothing, Old Norse gervi, görvi; derivatives from the root of English yare
1.
a. : clothing, garments
b. : personal belongings or equipment
< the sheds where the cowboys kept their gear >
c. : movable property : household stuff : goods
< all the gear that goes with a summer cottage >
d. dialect chiefly Britain : food and liquor : sustenance
2. : equipment, paraphernalia
< photographic gear >
< fishing gear >
< military gear >
3.
a.
(1) : rigging; specifically : the equipment required for any particular sail, spar, or function
(2) : the harness of horses or cattle : trappings
b. archaic : the organs of generation
4.
a. obsolete : a leaf of heddles
b. : a single complete setline
5. dialect chiefly Britain : rubbish, trash, junk
6. dialect chiefly Britain : concern, doings
7.
a.
(1) : a mechanism that performs a specific function in a complete machine
< a valve gear >
< a steering gear >
(2) : a toothed wheel
< a bevel gear >
< a spur gear >
< a train of gears >
(3) : working relation or adjustment
< in gear >
< out of gear >
b. : one of two to several adjustments of a motor-vehicle transmission that determine mechanical advantage, relative speed, and direction of travel — compare high I 1c(6), low IV 3f
Synonyms: see equipment
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English geren, from gere, n.
transitive verb
1. : dress, equip
< women geared out in the height of fashion >
2.
a. : to provide (as machinery) with gearing : connect by gearing : put into gear
b. : to harness (as a work animal) — often used with up
3.
a. : to put into a desired state of thorough internal coordination for effective and usually immediate operation
< soldiers geared to strike in instantaneous retaliation >
b. : to bring into precise adjustment so as to satisfy, conform, or harmonize or into close working relation so as to keep pace or qualify for integration
< an institution geared to the needs of the blind >
< is the program geared to a fixed salary increase schedule? — W.H.Whyte >
intransitive verb
1. of machinery : to be in or come into gear
2. : to adjust or become adjusted so as to match, blend, or harmonize
< industry gearing with consumer needs > |