1. (noun) gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Synonyms: geartrain, gear wheel, gear, geared wheel, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, paraphernalia
2. (noun) gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
Synonyms: geartrain, gear wheel, string, gear, geared wheel, railroad train, train, gearing, gear mechanism, wagon train, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, caravan, paraphernalia
3. (noun) gear, gear mechanism
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Synonyms: geartrain, gear wheel, gear, geared wheel, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, paraphernalia
4. (verb) gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Synonyms: add-on, geartrain, gear wheel, gear, geared wheel, accessory, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, supplement, paraphernalia
5. (verb) gear, pitch
set the level or character of
Synonyms: set up, vend, toss, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, pitch, gear, hawk, shift, tilt, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, slant
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