Meaning of gear in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.

• Clothing; garments.

• 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.

• Recreational drugs, including steroids.

• Stuff.

• Business matters; affairs; concern.

• Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.

verb

• To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.

• To be in, or come into, gear.

• To dress; to put gear on; to harness.

• (usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).

  Example: They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists.

• To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.

adjective

• Great or fantastic