English dictionary
gear
nounPronunciation
ɡɪə(ɹ)
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
noun
- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
noun
- a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
noun
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
verb
- set the level or character of
Example sentences
the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience