ALL meanings of well-geared
well-gear
W w - noun well-geared 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 well-geared implements, tools, or apparatus, especially as used for a particular occupation or activity; paraphernalia: fishing gear. 1
- noun well-geared a harness, especially of horses. 1
- noun well-geared Nautical. the lines, tackles, etc., of a particular sail or spar. the personal tools, clothing, and other possessions of a sailor. 1
- noun well-geared portable items of personal property, including clothing; possessions: The campers keep all their gear in footlockers. 1
- noun well-geared wearing apparel; clothing: The fashion pages of the Sunday paper are featuring the latest fall gear. 1
- noun well-geared armor or arms. 1
- verb with object well-geared to provide with or connect by gearing. 1
- verb with object well-geared to put in or into gear. 1
- verb with object well-geared to provide with gear; supply; equip. 1
- verb with object well-geared 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 well-geared to fit exactly, as one part of gearing into another; come into or be in gear. 1
- adjective well-geared Slang. great; wonderful. 1
- idioms well-geared 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 well-geared in / into high gear, in or into a state of utmost speed, activity, or efficiency: Military rearmament moved into high gear. 1
- idioms well-geared out of gear, Machinery. in the state in which gears are not connected or meshed: The engine is out of gear. 1
- idioms well-geared 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