noun
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
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noun
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
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- 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)
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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
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- She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience