ALL meanings of gear
gear
G g - noun gear One of a set of toothed wheels that work together to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle or the crank of a bicycle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels). 1
- noun gear machines, rotating 1
- noun gear level in transmission 1
- noun gear tools, equipment 1
- noun gear possessions 1
- noun gear mechanism 1
- intransitive verb gear fit 1
- transitive verb gear adjust 1
- noun gear Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear. 1
- noun gear implements, tools, or apparatus, especially as used for a particular occupation or activity; paraphernalia: fishing gear. 1
- noun gear a harness, especially of horses. 1
- noun gear Nautical. the lines, tackles, etc., of a particular sail or spar. the personal tools, clothing, and other possessions of a sailor. 1
- noun gear portable items of personal property, including clothing; possessions: The campers keep all their gear in footlockers. 1
- noun gear wearing apparel; clothing: The fashion pages of the Sunday paper are featuring the latest fall gear. 1
- noun gear armor or arms. 1
- verb with object gear to provide with or connect by gearing. 1
- verb with object gear to put in or into gear. 1
- verb with object gear to provide with gear; supply; equip. 1
- verb with object gear to prepare, adjust, or adapt to a particular situation, person, etc., in order to bring about satisfactory results: The producers geared their output to seasonal demands. 1
- verb without object gear to fit exactly, as one part of gearing into another; come into or be in gear. 1
- adjective gear Slang. great; wonderful. 1
- idioms gear in gear, Machinery. in the state in which gears are connected or meshed: The car is in gear. in proper or active working order; functioning continuously without trouble: Every department in this company must be in gear at all times. 1
- idioms gear in / into high gear, in or into a state of utmost speed, activity, or efficiency: Military rearmament moved into high gear. 1
- idioms gear out of gear, Machinery. in the state in which gears are not connected or meshed: The engine is out of gear. 1
- idioms gear shift / switch gears, to change one's attitude, course of action, methods, etc., in an abrupt, dramatic, or unexpected manner: In the middle of the second act the play shifts gears from comedy to tragedy. 1
- countable noun gear The gears on a machine or vehicle are a device for changing the rate at which energy is changed into motion. 0
- uncountable noun gear The gear involved in a particular activity is the equipment or special clothing that you use. 0
- uncountable noun gear Gear means clothing. 0
- uncountable noun gear Some people refer to illegal drugs, especially heroin, as gear. 0
- passive verb gear If someone or something is geared to or towards a particular purpose, they are organized or designed in order to achieve that purpose. 0
- noun gear a toothed wheel that engages with another toothed wheel or with a rack in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion 0
- noun gear a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears, esp for a specific purpose 0
- noun gear the engagement or specific ratio of a system of gears 0
- noun gear personal equipment and accoutrements; belongings 0
- noun gear equipment and supplies for a particular operation, sport, etc 0
- noun gear all equipment or appurtenances belonging to a certain vessel, sailor, etc 0
- noun gear up-to-date clothes and accessories, esp those bought by young people 0
- noun gear stolen goods 0
- noun gear illegal drugs 0
- verb gear to adjust or adapt (one thing) so as to fit in or work with another 0
- verb gear to equip with or connect by gears 0
- verb gear to be in or come into gear 0
- verb gear to equip with harness 0
- noun gear the clothing and equipment of a soldier, knight, etc. 0
- noun gear clothing; apparel 0
- noun gear movable property; esp., apparatus or equipment for some particular task, as a workman's tools, the rigging of a ship, a harness, etc. 0
- noun gear a toothed wheel, disk, etc. designed to mesh with another or with the thread of a worm 0
- noun gear a system of two or more gears meshed together so that the motion of one controls the speed and torque of another 0
- noun gear a specific adjustment of such a system 0
- noun gear any part of a mechanism performing a specific function 0