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Gear Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gear? [n] a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion [n] equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. [n] a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) [v] set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gear: appurtenances \| cogwheel \| gear mechanism \| gear wheel \| paraphernalia \| pitch Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gear: accessories \| accommodate \| accouter \| accouterments \| action \| adapt \| adjust \| apparatus \| apparel \| appendages \| appliances \| appoint \| appointments \| appurtenances \| arm \| armament \| array \| attire \| automatic transmission \| bag and baggage \| baggage \| bedizenment \| belongings \| chattels \| clobber \| clockworks \| clothes \| clothing \| cog \| cogwheel \| conveniences \| cordage \| cording \| costume \| differential \| differential gear \| drapery \| dress \| dressing \| drive train \| duds \| duffel \| dunnage \| effects \| equip \| equipage \| equipment \| facilities \| facility \| fashion \| fatigues \| feathers \| fig \| fit \| fit out \| fit up \| fittings \| fixtures \| freewheel \| furnish \| furnishings \| furniture \| garb \| garments \| gear train \| gearbox \| gearing \| gearshift \| gearwheel \| goods \| guise \| habiliment \| habiliments \| habit \| heel \| high \| Hydromatic \| impedimenta \| implements \| innards \| installations \| intermediate \| investiture \| investment \| junk \| kit \| linen \| livery \| low \| luggage \| machinery \| man \| materials \| materiel \| means \| mechanism \| motion \| movement \| movements \| munition \| munitions \| neutral \| outfit \| overdrive \| panoply \| paraphernalia \| plant \| plumbing \| possessions \| power train \| prepare \| rack \| rags \| raiment \| regalia \| reverse \| rig \| rig out \| rig up \| rigging \| robes \| ropework \| roping \| running rigging \| service \| serving \| servomechanism \| shit \| sportswear \| staff \| standard transmission \| standing rigging \| stick shift \| stock-in-trade \| stuff \| style \| suit \| supplies \| synchromesh \| tack \| tackle \| tackling \| tailor \| things \| threads \| togs \| toilette \| tools \| transmission \| trappings \| traps \| trim \| turn out \| uniform \| utensils \| vestment \| vestments \| vesture \| watchworks \| wear \| wearing apparel \| wheels \| wheels within wheels \| whipping \| workings \| works See Also \| accommodate \| adapt \| bevel gear \| cog \| epicyclic gear \| equipment \| escape wheel \| first \| first gear \| fishing gear \| fishing rig \| fishing tackle \| gearset \| high \| high gear \| kit \| low \| low gear \| mechanism \| outfit \| park \| pinion \| pinion and crown wheel \| pinion and ring gear \| planet gear \| planet wheel \| planetary gear \| popularise \| popularize \| rack and pinion \| regalia \| reverse \| rig \| rigging \| saddlery \| second \| second gear \| sprocket \| spur gear \| spur wheel \| stable gear \| steering gear \| sun gear \| tack \| tackle \| third \| third gear \| tooth \| transmission \| transmission system \| wheel \| worm gear \| worm wheel Gear In Webster's Dictionary \Gear\, n. [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing, adornment, armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG. garaw[=i], garw[=i] ornament, dress. See {Yare}, and cf. {Garb} dress.] 1. Clothing; garments; ornaments. Array thyself in thy most gorgeous gear. --Spenser. 2. Goods; property; household stuff. --Chaucer. Homely gear and common ware. --Robynson (More's Utopia). 3. Whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff or material. Clad in a vesture of unknown gear. --Spenser. 4. The harness of horses or cattle; trapping. 5. Warlike accouterments. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 6. Manner; custom; behavior. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 7. Business matters; affairs; concern. [Obs.] Thus go they both together to their gear. --Spenser. 8. (Mech.) (a) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively. (b) An apparatus for performing a special function; gearing; as, the feed gear of a lathe. (c) Engagement of parts with each other; as, in gear; out of gear. 9. pl. (Naut.) See 1st {Jeer} (b) . 10. Anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Wright. That servant of his that confessed and uttered this gear was an honest man. --Latimer. {Bever gear}. See {Bevel gear}. {Core gear}, a mortise gear, or its skeleton. See {Mortise wheel}, under {Mortise}. {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine), the arrangement of parts for cutting off steam at a certain part of the stroke, so as to leave it to act upon the piston expansively; the cut-off. See under {Expansion}. {Feed gear}. See {Feed motion}, under {Feed}, n. {Gear cutter}, a machine or tool for forming the teeth of gear wheels by cutting. {Gear wheel}, any cogwheel. {Running gear}. See under {Running}. {To throw} {in, or out of}, {gear} (Mach.), to connect or disconnect (wheelwork or couplings, etc.); to put in, or out of, working relation. \Gear\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Geared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gearing}.] 1. To dress; to put gear on; to harness. 2. (Mach.) To provide with gearing. {Double geared}, driven through twofold compound gearing, to increase the force or speed; -- said of a machine. \Gear\, v. i. (Mach.) To be in, or come into, gear.

Gear Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gear?

[n] a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
[n] equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
[n] a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
[v] set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

Gear In Webster's Dictionary

\Gear\, n. [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing, adornment,
armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG. garaw[=i],
garw[=i] ornament, dress. See {Yare}, and cf. {Garb} dress.]
1. Clothing; garments; ornaments.

         Array thyself in thy most gorgeous gear. --Spenser.

2. Goods; property; household stuff. --Chaucer.

         Homely gear and common ware.          --Robynson
                                               (More's
                                               Utopia).

3. Whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff
   or material.

         Clad in a vesture of unknown gear.    --Spenser.

4. The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.

5. Warlike accouterments. [Scot.] --Jamieson.

6. Manner; custom; behavior. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

7. Business matters; affairs; concern. [Obs.]

         Thus go they both together to their gear. --Spenser.

8. (Mech.)
   (a) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a
       bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively.
   (b) An apparatus for performing a special function;
       gearing; as, the feed gear of a lathe.
   (c) Engagement of parts with each other; as, in gear; out
       of gear.

9. pl. (Naut.) See 1st {Jeer}
   (b) .

10. Anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish. [Obs. or
    Prov. Eng.] --Wright.

          That servant of his that confessed and uttered this
          gear was an honest man.              --Latimer.

{Bever gear}. See {Bevel gear}.

{Core gear}, a mortise gear, or its skeleton. See {Mortise
   wheel}, under {Mortise}.

{Expansion gear} (Steam Engine), the arrangement of parts for
   cutting off steam at a certain part of the stroke, so as
   to leave it to act upon the piston expansively; the
   cut-off. See under {Expansion}.

{Feed gear}. See {Feed motion}, under {Feed}, n.

{Gear cutter}, a machine or tool for forming the teeth of
   gear wheels by cutting.

{Gear wheel}, any cogwheel.

{Running gear}. See under {Running}.

{To throw} {in, or out of}, {gear} (Mach.), to connect or
   disconnect (wheelwork or couplings, etc.); to put in, or
   out of, working relation.


\Gear\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Geared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gearing}.]
1. To dress; to put gear on; to harness.

2. (Mach.) To provide with gearing.

{Double geared}, driven through twofold compound gearing, to
   increase the force or speed; -- said of a machine.


\Gear\, v. i. (Mach.)
To be in, or come into, gear.

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