Look up: gear

1. gear
   [n] - a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) 2. [n] - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. 3. [n] - a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in o...
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2. Gear
   A toothed wheel, sometimes referred to as a cog.
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3. Gear
   any tools used to catch fish, such as hook and line, trawls, traps etc.
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4. gear
   any toothed member designed to transmit motion to another member by means of successively engaging teeth; i.e. gear wheel or rack Category: Mechanical engineering • the teeth of one engage with the teeth of another so that the rotary movement of the first gear is transmitted to the next,...
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5. Gear
   Gear noun [ Middle English gere , ger , Anglo-Saxon gearwe clothing, adornment, armor, from gearo , gearu , ready, yare; akin to Old High German garawī , garwī ornament, dress. See Yar...
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6. Gear
   Gear transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Geared ; present participle & verbal noun Gearing .] 1. To dress; to put gear on; to harness. 2. (Machinery) To p...
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7. Gear
   Gear intransitive verb (Machinery) To be in, or come into, gear.
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8. gear
   1. Clothing; garments; ornaments. 'Array thyself in thy most gorgeous gear.' (Spenser) ... 2. Goods; property; household stuff. 'Homely gear and common ware.' (Robynson (More's Utopia)) ... 3. Whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff or material. 'Clad in a vesture of unknown gear.' ...
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9. gear
   gear wheel noun a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
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10. gear
    verb set the level or character of; `She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience`
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11. gear
    noun a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
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12. gear
    noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
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13. Gear
    • (n.) Warlike accouterments. • (n.) An apparatus for performing a special function; gearing; as, the feed gear of a lathe. • (n.) Manner; custom; behavior. • (v. t.) To provide with gearing. • (n.) Engagement of parts with each other; as, in gear; out of gear. • (n.) G...
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14. gear
    machine component consisting of a toothed wheel attached to a rotating shaft. Gears operate in pairs to transmit and modify rotary motion and torque ... [7 related articles]
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15. Gear
    Gear is a Irish boy name. The meaning of the name is `short; small one` The name Gear doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Gear seems to be unique!
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16. Gear
    Gear is slang for drugs.
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17. Gear
    Gear is slang for drugs.
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18. GEAR
    A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment
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19. Gear
    A machine part which transmits motion and force by means of successively engaging projections, called teeth. The smaller gear of a pair is called the pinion; the larger, the gear. When the pinion is on the driving shaft, the gear set acts as a speed reducer; when the gear drives, the set acts as a s...
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20. gear
    gear, toothed wheel, cylinder, or cone that transmits motion from one part of a machine to another; it is one of the oldest means of transmitting motion. When the teeth of two gears are meshed, turning one gear will cause the other to rotate. In most cases both gears are mounted on shafts so that wh...
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21. Gear
    A gear is a toothed wheel that transmits the turning movement of one shaft to another shaft. Gear wheels may be used in pairs, or in threes if both shafts are to turn in the same direction. The
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22. gear
    Click images to enlargeToothed wheel that transmits the turning movement of one shaft to another shaft. Gear wheels may be used in pairs, or in threes if both shafts are to turn in the same direction. The gear ratio – the ratio of the number of teeth on the two wheels – determines the torque ratio, the turning f...
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23. Gear
    A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment.
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24. GEAR
    The mechanical system which allows power to be transmitted from the pedals to the back wheel. Most bikes these days have at least 21, because any less and people feel empty and cheated.
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25. Gear
    A `gear` or more correctly a "gear wheel" is a rotating machine part having cut teeth, or cogs, which mesh with another toothed part in order to transmit torque. Two or more gears working in tandem are called a transmission and can produce a mechanical advantage...
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