gear
Senso (English)
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- Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
- Clothing; garments.
- (obsolete) Goods; property; household items.
- A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel.
- A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
- A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
- Ellipsis of landing gear.
- (slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.
- Stuff.
- (obsolete) Business matters; affairs; concern.
- (obsolete) Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
Synonyms
fishing tackle
toothed wheel
geared wheel
cog-wheel
gear mechanism
suit of clothes
put in gear
wend
personal gear
spur wheel
travel purposefully
chamfering hob
variable-speed gear
wheel gear
speed-change mechanism
speed-change gear
speed-shifting mechanism
address
conciliate
gadget
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɡɪə(ɹ)/
Etimologia (English)
In summary
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.
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