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Change gear
| 1. | (Mach.) A gear by means of which the speed of machinery or of a vehicle may be changed while that of the propelling engine or motor remains constant; - called also change-speed gear. |
change gear
change gear1. Literally, to switch a car, bicycle, or other vehicle into a different gear. You need to change gear if you're going get the car up that steep hill.2. To move or switch from one thing (such as a task or topic) to another, often quickly. Once our proposal gets approved, we can change gear and focus on the next phase of the project.See also: change, gearchange gear begin to move or act differently, usually more rapidly. This expression derives from literally engaging a different gear of a motor vehicle in order to alter its speed. Compare with in gear (with a gear engaged, and so ready for action) and its opposite out of gear . To move up a gear means literally ‘change to a higher gear’; the phrase is often used figuratively to mean ‘put more effort into an activity’.See also: change, gearchange gear
change gear[′chānj ‚gir] (mechanical engineering) A gear used to change the speed of a driven shaft while the speed of the driving remains constant. |