Word Information

Gear

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Definitions for Gear

noun
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Synonyms
gear wheel geared wheel cogwheel
noun
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
Synonyms
gearing geartrain power train train
Examples
  1. the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain
noun
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Synonyms
gear mechanism
noun
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
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verb
set the level or character of
Synonyms
Examples
  1. She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience

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