gear

nounverbadjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɡɪː//
United Kingdom//ˈɡɪjə//
Australia//ɡɪə//
New Zealand//ɡiə//
//ɡɛː//

Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.

noun

1
Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
2
Clothing; garments.
Aray thy selfe in her most gorgeous geare
Those Eastern winters, ⁠I can't endure 'em / So every year I pack my gear and come out here till Purim / Rosh Hashanah, I spend in Arizona
3
obsoleteGoods; property; household items.
Homely gear and common ware.
4
A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.
Near-synonyms: (wheel types) cog, cogwheel, gear wheel, gearwheel
5
A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
6
A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter. A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
7
slangRecreational drugs, including steroids.
getting on gear
"Have you got any gear? Dominic, have you got any acid?" Emma kept running her hands nervously through her hair. "Not LSD, man; that last trip freaked me out."
8
archaicStuff.
9
obsoleteBusiness matters; affairs; concern.
goe they both together to their geare.
10
obsoleteAnything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
March 29, 1549, Hugh Latimer, the fourth sermon preached before King Edward That servant of his that confessed and uttered this gear was an honest man.
11
Variant of landing gearEllipsis of landing gear.
gear-up landing
Get the gear down quick!

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Germanic *arwaz Proto-Germanic *garwaz Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *garwijanąder. Old Norse gervibor. Middle English gere English gear From Middle English gere, a borrowing from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (“to prepare”). See also adjective yare, yar from the same root via Old English.

verb

1
To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
2
To be in gear, come into gear.
3
To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
4
To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).
This shop is not really geared towards people of our age.
They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists.
5
To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.

adjective

1
great or fantastic

Forms

plural: gears
comparative: more gear
superlative: most gear
past tense: geared
past participle: geared
present participle: gearing
third person singular: gears

ge · The name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г.gE · giant elliptical galaxy Ge · A group of aboriginal languages of Brazil.

gear · Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.

Gear · A surname.gee · Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or…Gee · A surname.

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