gear
noun
- 1
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
- 2
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- 3
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
- 4
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
verb
- 1
set the level or character of
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
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