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gear

/ gear /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Type of:
wheel
Kinds of:
bevel gear pinion and crown wheel pinion and ring gear escape wheel pinion
noun Sense 2
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Type of:
equipment
Kinds of:
fishing gear tackle fishing tackle fishing rig rig
noun Sense 3
a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Type of:
mechanism
Kinds of:
first gear first low gear low gearset
verb Sense 4
set the level or character of
"She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
Type of:
adapt accommodate
Kinds of:
popularize popularise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
79%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

wheel bevel gear pinion and crown wheel pinion and ring gear escape wheel pinion equipment fishing gear tackle fishing tackle fishing rig rig