1. gear - noun
· a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Synonym(s): gear_wheel, geared_wheel, cogwheel
Hypernym(s): wheel
2. gear - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): gearing, geartrain, power_train, train
Hypernym(s): wheelwork
3. gear - noun
· a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Synonym(s): gear_mechanism
Hypernym(s): mechanism
4. gear - noun
· equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Synonym(s): paraphernalia, appurtenance
Hypernym(s): equipment
5. gear - verb
· set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
Synonym(s): pitch
Hypernym(s): adapt, accommodate
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