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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gear /gɪr/USA pronunciation n. - Mechanical Engineering
- [countable] a part, as a disk, wheel, or other device, having teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to carry or receive force and motion.
- [countable] an assembly of such parts:a car's reverse gear.
- a range of speed governed by such machinery: [uncountable]shifted to high gear.[countable]shifted to a lower gear.
- apparatus used for a particular purpose:[uncountable]fishing gear.
- portable items of personal property, including clothing:[uncountable]dressed in our hiking gear.
v. - to adjust or adapt to a particular situation in order to bring about satisfactory or suitable results:[~ + object + to]geared their output to consumer demands.
- gear up, [no object]
- to get ready for a future event:They were gearing up for the wedding reception.
- to put on gear for a particular purpose:The hikers geared up for the expedition.
- to become excited:We were all geared up for the big party.
Idioms- Idioms in or into high gear, in or into a state of the highest speed and efficiency:went into high gear in an effort to finish.
- Idioms in gear:
- Mechanical Engineeringin the state in which gears are connected or meshed:The car is in gear.
- in proper working order:The office is in gear and working smoothly.
- Idioms out of gear, in the state in which gears are not connected or meshed:The engine is out of gear.
- Idioms shift or switch gears, to alter or change one's strategy or thinking in a significant way.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gear (gēr),USA pronunciation n. - Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]
- 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.
- implements, tools, or apparatus, esp. as used for a particular occupation or activity;
paraphernalia:fishing gear. - a harness, esp. of horses.
- [Naut.]
- the lines, tackles, etc., of a particular sail or spar.
- the personal tools, clothing, and other possessions of a sailor.
- portable items of personal property, including clothing;
possessions:The campers keep all their gear in footlockers. - wearing apparel;
clothing:The fashion pages of the Sunday paper are featuring the latest fall gear. - armor or arms.
- Idioms in gear:
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]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.
- Idioms in or into high gear, in or into a state of utmost speed, activity, or efficiency:Military rearmament moved into high gear.
- out of gear, [Mach.]in the state in which gears are not connected or meshed:The engine is out of gear.
- Idioms shift or 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.
v.t. - to provide with or connect by gearing.
- to put in or into gear.
- to provide with gear;
supply;
equip. - 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.
v.i. - to fit exactly, as one part of gearing into another;
come into or be in gear. - gear down:
- [Auto.]to shift the transmission of a vehicle to a lower gear:The truck driver geared down at the top of the hill.
- to reduce in scope or intensity:With less income you'll have to gear down your spending habits.
- gear up:
- to make or get ready for a future event or situation:Insiders say the senator is gearing up to run for governor.
- to get or put on equipment or clothing for a particular purpose:The hikers geared up for the long trek down the mountain.
- to arouse or excite, as with enthusiasm or expectation:The employees were geared up for a hard battle with management over working hours.
adj. - [Slang.]great;
wonderful.
- Old Norse gervi, gørvi; akin to Old English gearwe equipment
- Middle English gere 1150–1200
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged equipment, outfit, tackle, rig.
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