[
US
/ˈɡɪɹ/
]
[ UK /ɡˈiə/ ]
[ UK /ɡˈiə/ ]
NOUN
- a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
- a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
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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 - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
VERB
-
set the level or character of
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
How To Use gear In A Sentence
- With the Senate gearing up for an all-consuming battle over judicial nominations, Congress has no time to waste.
- Yes, the gearbox was a bit saggy and I was alarmed at how much pressure the brake pedal needed to do an emergency stop, but other than this, all was well.
- The most interesting statistic on the list is the large number of accidents where the pilot attempted to land with the gear down with amphibious floats.
- My most recent "convo" with a fixed-gear freestyler. BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz (Special Thursday Edition)!
- Proper footgear for the Confederate infantry was in shortest supply.
- Browning is said to have written back that he used it to mean a piece of headgear for nuns, comparable to the cowls for monks he put in the same line.
- Some may choose to wear things like the hijab, turban or kippa, but that's another story, because somehow headgear bothers a whole lot of people. Ajarat Bada: Fatwa For Tebow
- This engine is offered with a choice of five-speed manual or four-speed automatic gearboxes.
- He suggested that tangling fishing gear should be made a criminal offence.
- The gear, potentially the future of combat wear, enables soldiers and commandos to charge their kit on the move. Times, Sunday Times
