Dictionary
gear
Meaning
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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.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɪə(ɹ)/
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