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gear  (gîr)

n.

1.

a. A toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, that meshes with another toothed part to transmit motion or to change speed or direction.

b. A complete assembly that performs a specific function in a larger machine.

c. A transmission configuration for a specific ratio of engine to axle torque in a motor vehicle.

2. Equipment, such as tools or clothing, used for a particular activity: fishing gear. See Synonyms at equipment.

3.

a. Clothing and accessories: the latest gear for teenagers.

b. Personal belongings, including clothing: keeps her gear in a trunk.

4. The harness for a horse.

5. Nautical

a. A ship's rigging.

b. A sailor's personal effects.

v. geared, gear·ing, gears

v.tr.

1.

a. To equip with gears.

b. To connect by gears.

c. To put into gear.

2. To adjust or adapt so as to make suitable: geared the speech to a conservative audience.

3. To provide with gear; equip.

v.intr.

1. To come into or be in gear.

2. To become adjusted so as to fit or blend.

Phrasal Verb:

gear up

To get ready for a coming action or event: a group of investors who had geared up for the takeover fight.

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[Middle English gere, equipment, from Old Norse gervi; akin to gera, to do, make, make ready.]

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gear [gɪə]

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a toothed wheel that engages with another toothed wheel or with a rack in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears, esp for a specific purpose the steering gear of a boat

3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the engagement or specific ratio of a system of gears in gear high gear

4. personal equipment and accoutrements; belongings

5. equipment and supplies for a particular operation, sport, etc. fishing gear

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical all equipment or appurtenances belonging to a certain vessel, sailor, etc.

7. (Engineering / Aeronautics) short for landing gear

8. (Clothing & Fashion) Informal up-to-date clothes and accessories, esp those bought by young people

9. Slang

a.  stolen goods

b.  illegal drugs

10. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a less common word for harness [1]

in gear working or performing effectively or properly

out of gear out of order; not functioning properly

vb

1. (tr) to adjust or adapt (one thing) so as to fit in or work with another to gear our output to current demand

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to equip with or connect by gears

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (intr) to be in or come into gear

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to equip with harness

[from Old Norse gervi; related to Old High German garawī equipment, Old English gearwe]

gearless  adj

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gear  (gîr) A wheel with teeth around its rim that mesh with the teeth of another wheel to transmit motion. Gears are used to transmit power (as in a car transmission) or change the direction of motion in a mechanism (as in a differential axle). Fixed ratios of speed in various parts of a machine is often established by the arrangement of gears.

gear Gears can be used to reverse (1) or otherwise change (2,3) the directions of rotation. Gears of different size (1-4) change the speed of rotation.

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Gear property in general; person’s belongings, as clothes, collectively; equipment required for a particular task or procedure.

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A general term for a collection of spars, ropes, blocks, and equipment used for lifting and stowing cargo and ships stores.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gear - a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion cogwheel, gear wheel, geared wheel bevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear - gears that mesh at an angle cog, sprocket - tooth on the rim of gear wheel escape wheel - gear that engages a rocking lever pinion - a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack epicyclic gear, planet gear, planet wheel, planetary gear - an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train rack and pinion - a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa) spur gear, spur wheel - gear wheels that mesh in the same plane sun gear - the central gear in an epicyclic train tooth - one of a number of uniform projections on a gear wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) worm gear - gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion worm wheel - gear with the thread of a worm
	2.	gear - wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" gearing, geartrain, power train, train engine - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work epicyclic gear train, epicyclic train - a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis reduction gear - gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed wheelwork - mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears)
	3.	gear - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) gear mechanism first gear, low gear, low, first - the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving gearset - a set of gears high gear, high - a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function park - a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out" reverse gear, reverse - the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed second gear, second - the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill" steering gear - a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle third gear, third - the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear" transmission system, transmission - the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
	4.	gear - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. appurtenance, paraphernalia equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, tackle, rig - gear used in fishing kit, outfit - gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose regalia - paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office) rig - gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise rigging, tackle - gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse
Verb	1.	gear - set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" pitch adapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" popularise, popularize - make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"

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gear

noun

1. mechanism, works, action, gearing, machinery, cogs, cogwheels, gearwheels The boat's steering gear failed.

2. equipment, supplies, tackle, tools, instruments, outfit, rigging, rig, accessories, apparatus, trappings, paraphernalia, accoutrements, appurtenances, equipage fishing gear

3. possessions, things, effects, stuff, kit, luggage, baggage, belongings, paraphernalia, personal property, chattels They helped us put our gear in the van.

4. clothing, wear, dress, clothes, habit, outfit, costume, threads (slang), array, garments, apparel, attire, garb, togs, rigout I used to wear trendy gear but it just looked ridiculous.

verb

(with to or towards) equip, fit, suit, adjust, adapt, rig, tailor Colleges are not always geared towards the needs of mature students.

Translations

gear [gɪəʳ]

A. N

1. (Aut) → marcha f, velocidad f
first/second gear → primera f/segunda f (velocidad)
top or > high gear (US) (= fifth) → quinta velocidad, superdirecta f; (= fourth) → cuarta velocidad, directa f
to change gear (Brit) → cambiar de marcha
the election campaign moved into high gear this week → la campaña electoral se intensificó esta semana
in gear → embragado
to put a car in gear → meter una marcha
he left the car in gear → dejó el coche con una marcha metida
he helped her get her life back into gear after the divorce → la ayudó a poner su vida de nuevo en marcha tras el divorcio
to get one's brain into gear → hacer trabajar el cerebro
out of gear → desembragado
that threw all his plans out of gear → eso le desbarató todos los planes
to shift gear (US) = to change gear to get one's arse or > ass in gear (US) → mover el culo

2. (= equipment) → equipo m; (= tools) → herramientas fpl; (for fishing) → aparejo m; (= belongings) → cosas fpl, bártulos mpl; (= clothing) → ropa f

3. (Mech) → engranaje m; (= machinery) → mecanismo m, aparato m
see also landing B

B. VT (fig) (= adapt)
the book is geared to adult students → el libro está dirigido a estudiantes adultos
we both geared our lives to the children → los dos orientamos nuestras vidas hacia los niños
the factory was not geared to cope with an increase in production → la fábrica no estaba preparada para hacer frente a un aumento de la producción
the service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled → el servicio está pensado para satisfacer las necesidades de los minusválidos

C. CPD gear change N (= act) → cambio m de marcha (US) (= control) = gear lever gear lever, gear stick N → palanca f de cambios
gear ratio N [of cycle] → proporción f entre plato y piñón

gear down VI + ADV (Aut) → reducir la marcha

gear up

A. VT + ADV (fig) to gear o.s. up to do sth → prepararse(psicológicamente)para hacer algo
we're geared up to do it → estamos preparados para hacerlo

B. VI + ADV → prepararse, hacer preparativos
they are gearing up to fight → se están preparando para luchar
the shops were gearing up for Christmas → las tiendas se estaban preparando para las Navidades

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gear [ˈgɪə^r]

n

(= equipment) → matériel m, équipement m
camping gear → le matériel de camping
your sports gear → tes affaires de sport

(= clothes for particular activity) → tenue f

(= clothes) → fringues fpl >
the type of gear I used to wear as a teenager → le genre de fringues que je portais adolescent

[car] → vitesse f
in first gear → en première vitesse
to be in second gear → être en deuxième (vitesse)
to change gear → changer de vitesse
to shift gear (US) → changer de vitesse
to change down into second gear → rétrograder en seconde
to be in gear [car] → être en prise
to be out of gear [car] → être au point mort
to leave the car in gear → laisser la voiture en première top gear, bottom gear, high gear

[bike] → vitesse f

(= part of machine) → engrenage m

vt
to be geared to or towards (= aimed at) [+ punishment, rewarding] → viser
to be geared to meet the needs of sb [service] (= designed to meet) → être conçu pour répondre aux besoins de qn
Our service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled → Notre service est conçu pour répondre aux besoins des handicapés.
they are not geared to meet the needs of ... (= incapable of meeting) → ils ne sont pas en mesure de pouvoir répondre aux besoins de ...

gear up

vi → se préparer
to gear up to do sth → se préparer à faire qch

vt
to gear o.s. up to do sth → se préparer pour faire qch

gear up for

vt → se préparer pour

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gear

n

(Aut etc) → Gang m; gears pl (= mechanism) → Getriebe nt; (on bicycle) → Gangschaltung f; a bicycle with three gears → ein Fahrrad nt → mit Dreigangschaltung; to put the car into gear → einen Gang einlegen; the car is/you’re in gear → der Gang ist drin (inf) → or eingelegt; the car is/you’re not in gear → das Auto ist im Leerlauf, es ist kein Gang drin (inf); to leave the car in gear → den Gang eingelegt lassen; to leave the car out of gear → das Auto im Leerlauf lassen; to change (esp Brit) or shift (US) gear → schalten; to change (esp Brit) or shift (US) into third gear → in den dritten Gang schalten, den dritten Gang einlegen; to move up/down through the gears → (durch die einzelnen Gänge) herauf-/herunterschalten; the car jumps out of or won’t stay in gear → der Gang springt heraus; to move up a gear (fig) → einen Gang zulegen (inf); I am usually in bottom gear in the mornings (fig) → morgens dauert bei mir alles länger; she lives life in top gear → sie lebt auf Hochtouren; military production moved into high gear → die Kriegsproduktion wurde auf Hochtouren gebracht; to get one’s brain in(to) gear (inf) → seine Gehirnwindungen in Gang setzen ? arse a

(inf: = equipment) → Ausrüstung f, → Zeug nt (inf), → Sachen pl (inf); (= tools) → Gerät nt, → Zeug nt (inf); (= belongings) → Sachen pl (inf), → Zeug(s) nt (inf); (= clothing) → Sachen pl (inf)

(Tech) → Vorrichtung f ? landing gear, steering gear

(inf: = drugs) → Stoff m (inf)

vt (fig) → abstellen, ausrichten (→ to auf +acc); to be geared to(wards) somebody/something → auf jdn/etw abgestellt sein; (person, needs, ambition) → auf jdn/etw ausgerichtet sein; (= have facilities for) → auf jdn/etw eingerichtet sein; training is geared to make staff more efficient → die Ausbildung ist darauf ausgerichtet, das Personal effizienter zu machen

vi (Tech) → eingreifen, im Eingriff sein

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gear:

gearbox

n → Getriebe nt

gear change

n → Schalten nt

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gear:

gear lever

n → Schaltknüppel m; (column-mounted) → Schalthebel m

gear ratio

n → Übersetzung (→ sverhältnis nt) f

gearshift (US), gear stick

n = gear lever

gearwheel

n → Zahnrad nt

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gear [gɪəʳ]

1. n

a. (Aut) (mechanism) → cambio; (speed) → marcia
in gear → in marcia
the car is in gear → la marcia è innestata
out of gear → in folle
first or bottom gear → prima
low gear → marcia bassa
top gear (Am) high gear → marcia alta
to put the car into gear → innestare or ingranare la marcia
to change gear → cambiare marcia
she changed into second gear → ha messo or ingranato la seconda
to move into top gear → ingranare la quinta
production has moved into high or top gear → la produzione ha subito una forte accelerazione

b. (equipment) → attrezzatura, equipaggiamento; (belongings) → roba, cose fpl; (clothing) → vestiti mpl
dressed in the latest gear (fam) → bardato/a all'ultima moda

c. (Tech) → ruota dentata

2. vt (fig) (adapt) → adattare
the book is geared to adult students → il libro si rivolge a studenti di età adulta
our service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled → la nostra organizzazione risponde espressamente alle esigenze degli handicappati

gear up vi + adv to gear up (to do) → prepararsi (a fare)
we are geared up (and ready) to do it → siamo tutti pronti a farlo

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gear [gɪəʳ]

1. n

a. (Aut) (mechanism) → cambio; (speed) → marcia
in gear → in marcia
the car is in gear → la marcia è innestata
out of gear → in folle
first or bottom gear → prima
low gear → marcia bassa
top gear (Am) high gear → marcia alta
to put the car into gear → innestare or ingranare la marcia
to change gear → cambiare marcia
she changed into second gear → ha messo or ingranato la seconda
to move into top gear → ingranare la quinta
production has moved into high or top gear → la produzione ha subito una forte accelerazione

b. (equipment) → attrezzatura, equipaggiamento; (belongings) → roba, cose fpl; (clothing) → vestiti mpl
dressed in the latest gear (fam) → bardato/a all'ultima moda

c. (Tech) → ruota dentata

2. vt (fig) (adapt) → adattare
the book is geared to adult students → il libro si rivolge a studenti di età adulta
our service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled → la nostra organizzazione risponde espressamente alle esigenze degli handicappati

gear up vi + adv to gear up (to do) → prepararsi (a fare)
we are geared up (and ready) to do it → siamo tutti pronti a farlo

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gear

n gear [giə]

1 (usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion a car with automatic gears. ratte مُسَنَّنَه скорости řazení rychlostí gearsystem; gear das Getriebe γρανάζι (πληθ.) engranaje (jõu)ülekanne یک سری چرخ دنده که با یکدیگر حرکت ایجاد می کنند vaihteisto engrenage גַלגַל שִׁינַיִים सामान zupčanici fogaskerék; seb(esség)váltó gerigi tannhjólakerfi ingranaggio, cambio 伝動装置 기어 pavara zobrats gear drijfwerk tannhjul przekładnia mudança angre­naj зубчатая передача;привод radenie rýchlosti prestava prenosnik kugghjul, drev, växel เฟือง vites 齒輪傳動裝置 привід گراریاں جس کے ذریعہ انجن کی حرکت پہیوں کی طرف منتقل کیا جاتا ہے bánh răng （齿轮）传动装置

2 a combination of these wheels, eg in a car The car is in first gear. rat دولاب مُسَنَّن، غَيار السّيّارَه скорост rychlost gear der Gang ταχύτητα (για αυτοκίνητο) marcha käik دنده vaihde changement de vitesse הִילוּך गति brzina (automobil) sebesség persneling gír marcia ギヤ 기어가 결합된 장치 bėgis Mašīna brauc ar pirmo ātrumu. gear versnelling gir bieg mudança viteză передача rýchlosť prestava brzina växel ล้อฟันเฟือง vites (汽車)排檔 передача ایسی گراریوں کا ایک نظام số 排档

3 a mechanism used for a particular purpose an aeroplane's landing-gear. toerusting آلة للإستعمال الخاص механизъм zařízení system das Getriebe μηχανισμός mecanismo seade سیستم mekanismi mécanisme מַעֲרֶכֶת गियर, मशीन के इंजन को पहियों से जोड़ने वाला यंत्र oprema szerkezet mekanisme búnaður meccanismo, dispositivo 装置 (특정 용도의) 장치 mechanizmas, įrenginys mehānisms; iekārta peralatan mechanisme (styre)mekanisme, utstyr mechanizm, układ mecanismo mecanism шасси zariadenie naprave trap mekanism อุปกรณ์ takım (特定用途的)機具 прилад; пристрій کسی خاص مقصد کے لیے استعمال ہونے والا نظام bộ phận 起落架

4 the things needed for a particular job, sport etc sports gear. toerusting أجْهِزَة لازمة уред výstroj udstyr; -udstyr die Ausrüstung εξοπλισμός, σύνεργα equipo; bártulos, trastos varustus وسایل مورد نیاز یک حرفه varusteet équipement צִיוּד किसी खास के लिए आवश्यक सामान oprema (fel)szerelés perlengkapan útbúnaður equipaggiamento 用具一式 (특정 용도의) 의류 reikmenys apģērbs; ietērps; piederumi peralatan uitrusting utstyr, effektiv, rustning sprzęt acessório echipament принадлежности;аксессуары výstroj oprema oprema utrustning ล้อเฟื่อง giysi; takım (特定工作或運動所需的)裝備 екіпіровка کسی کھیل یا مقصد کے لیے ضروری ساز و سامان dụng cụ, quần áo 用具

n gearbox

the part of a car etc which has the gears in it. ratkas عُلْبَة المُسَنَّنات скоростна кутия převodová skříň gearkasse das Getriebegehäuse κιβώτιο ταχυτήτων caja de cambios/velocidades käigukast جعبه دنده vaihdelaatikko boîte de vitesses תֵּיבַת הִילוּכִים औजार संदूक mjenjačka kutija sebességváltó persneling gírkassi (scatola del) cambio di velocità 変速装置箱 기어박스 greičių dėžė ātrumkārba kotak gear versnellingsbak girkasse skrzynia biegów caixa de velocidades cutie de viteze коробка передач rýchlostná skriňa menjalnik kutija menjača växellåda กระปุกเฟืองเกียร์ vites kutusu 變速箱 коробка передач گیئر رکھنے والا خانہ hộp số (ôtô) 变速箱

gear lever/change/stick

(American) the apparatus in a car etc which is used to change gear. ratstok جِهاز الغيارات في السيّارَه скоростен лост řadicí páka gearstang der Schalthebel, die Gangschaltung μοχλός ταχυτήτων palanca de marchas/cambio käigukang دسته یا میلۀ دنده عوض کن vaihdevipu levier de vitesse מוֹט הִילוּכִים गीयर लीवर poluga mjenjača brzine sebességváltó kar batang persneling gírstöng leva del cambio 変速レバー 변속 레버 greičių perjungiklis, pavarų perjungimo svirtis ātrumpārslēgs batang gear schakelhandel girstang/-spak dźwignia biegów alavanca das mudanças рычаг переключения передач rýchlostná páka prestavna ročica ručica menjača växelspak คันเกียร์ vites kolu 排擋桿 важіль перемикання передач گیئر بدلنے کے لیے استعمال ہونے والا لٹو cần số 变速杆

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gear → تعشيقة, جهاز přehazovačka, výstroj gear, udstyr Ausrüstung, Getriebe γρανάζι, εξοπλισμός bártulos, engranaje, equipo vaihde, varusteet matériel, vitesse brzine, oprema attrezzatura, ingranaggio ギア, 用具 기어, 용구 mechanisme, toestel gir, utrustning bieg, ekwipunek engrenagem, mecanismo зубчатая передача, механизм mekansim, redskap เกียร์, เกียร์รถ dişli, vites bộ số, thiết bị 传动装置, 齿轮