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 Definition of 'gear':

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1. (noun) geargear wheelgeared wheelcogwheel
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion


2. (noun) gearinggeargeartrainpower traintrain
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
"the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"

3. (noun) geargear mechanism
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)


4. (noun) gearparaphernaliaappurtenance
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.


5. (verb) gearpitch
set the level or character of
"She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"


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