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gear G0068400 (gîr)n.1. a. A toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, that meshes with another toothed part to transmit motion or to change speed or direction.b. A complete assembly that performs a specific function in a larger machine.c. A transmission configuration for a specific ratio of engine to axle torque in a motor vehicle.2. Equipment, such as tools or clothing, used for a particular activity: fishing gear. See Synonyms at equipment.3. a. Clothing and accessories: the latest gear for teenagers.b. Personal belongings, including clothing: keeps her gear in a trunk.4. The harness for a horse.5. Nautical a. A ship's rigging.b. A sailor's personal effects.v. geared, gear·ing, gears v.tr.1. a. To equip with gears.b. To connect by gears.c. To put into gear.2. To adjust or adapt so as to make suitable: geared the speech to a conservative audience.3. To provide with gear; equip.v.intr.1. To come into or be in gear.2. To shift a transmission: geared down to take the curve.3. To become adjusted so as to fit or blend.Phrasal Verb: gear up To get ready or cause to get ready for a coming action or event: a group of investors who had geared up for the takeover fight; geared themselves up for an argument.
[Middle English gere, equipment, from Old Norse gervi; akin to gera, to do, make, make ready.]gear up vb (adverb) 1. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to equip with gears2. to prepare, esp for greater efficiency: is our industry geared up for these new challenges?. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | gear up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"prepare, ready, set, fix, set upalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"socialise, socialize - prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school"provide - take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending examprecondition - put into the required condition beforehandfix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic studymount - fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"lay out, set up, set - get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"winterise, winterize - prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses"summerise, summerize - prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house"prime - insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult |
Translationsgear up
gear upTo ready oneself, someone, or something for something. I had geared myself up for a fight, so I was very surprised when the board immediately accepted my proposal. The benefits reps are gearing up for the health insurance enrollment period. Who is gearing up the invitations for the party?See also: gear, upgear someone or something up (for someone or something)to prepare someone or something for someone or something. We have to gear up the workers for the arrival of the new manager. We geared ourselves up for Frank, who was coming to lecture to us.See also: gear, upgear upv.1. To get ready for something, especially an upcoming action or event; prepare for something: The investors geared up for the merger of the two companies.2. To get something ready for an upcoming action or event: The company is gearing up its marketing team for the release of the new film. We geared the truck up for the journey.See also: gear, upgear up
gear up[¦gir ′əp] (mechanical engineering) To arrange gears so that the driven part rotates faster than the driving part. GEAR UP
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gear up
Synonyms for gear upverb make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etcSynonymsRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- socialise
- socialize
- provide
- cram
- precondition
- fix
- mount
- lay out
- set up
- set
- winterise
- winterize
- summerise
- summerize
- prime
- crop
- cultivate
- work
- brace
- poise
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