gear
♦ gear /g'ɪər/ (gears gearing geared)
1 [N-COUNT]
The gears on a machine or vehicle are a device for changing the rate at which energy is changed into motion.
On hills, he must use low gears...
The car was in fourth gear...
He put the truck in gear and drove on.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
The gear involved in a particular activity is the equipment or special clothing that you use.
About 100 officers in riot gear were needed to break up the fight.
...fishing gear...
They helped us put our gear back into the van.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Gear means clothing. (INFORMAL)
I used to wear trendy gear but it just looked ridiculous.
4 [V-PASSIVE] be V-ed to n, be V-ed towards -ing
If someone or something is geared to or towards a particular purpose, they are organized or designed in order to achieve that purpose.
Colleges are not always geared to the needs of mature students...
My training was geared towards winning gold in Munich.gear lev|er (gear levers)
or gear stick
[N-COUNT]
A gear lever or a gear stick is the lever that you use to change gear in a car or other vehicle. (BRIT; in AM, usually use gearshift)gear stick
see gear levergear up
[PHRASAL VERB] usu passive, V P for/to n, be V-ed P to-inf
If someone is gearing up for a particular activity, they are preparing to do it. If they are geared up to do a particular activity, they are prepared to do it.
...another indication that the Government is gearing up for an election...
The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day.land|ing gear
[N-UNCOUNT]
The landing gear of an aircraft is its wheels and the structures that support the wheels.re|verse gear (reverse gears)
[N-VAR]
The reverse gear of a vehicle is the gear which you use in order to make the vehicle go backwards.riot gear
[N-UNCOUNT]
Riot gear is the special clothing and equipment worn by police officers or soldiers when they have to deal with a riot.
1 [N-COUNT]
The gears on a machine or vehicle are a device for changing the rate at which energy is changed into motion.
On hills, he must use low gears...
The car was in fourth gear...
He put the truck in gear and drove on.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
The gear involved in a particular activity is the equipment or special clothing that you use.
About 100 officers in riot gear were needed to break up the fight.
...fishing gear...
They helped us put our gear back into the van.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Gear means clothing. (INFORMAL)
I used to wear trendy gear but it just looked ridiculous.
4 [V-PASSIVE] be V-ed to n, be V-ed towards -ing
If someone or something is geared to or towards a particular purpose, they are organized or designed in order to achieve that purpose.
Colleges are not always geared to the needs of mature students...
My training was geared towards winning gold in Munich.gear lev|er (gear levers)
or gear stick
[N-COUNT]
A gear lever or a gear stick is the lever that you use to change gear in a car or other vehicle. (BRIT; in AM, usually use gearshift)gear stick
see gear levergear up
[PHRASAL VERB] usu passive, V P for/to n, be V-ed P to-inf
If someone is gearing up for a particular activity, they are preparing to do it. If they are geared up to do a particular activity, they are prepared to do it.
...another indication that the Government is gearing up for an election...
The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day.land|ing gear
[N-UNCOUNT]
The landing gear of an aircraft is its wheels and the structures that support the wheels.re|verse gear (reverse gears)
[N-VAR]
The reverse gear of a vehicle is the gear which you use in order to make the vehicle go backwards.riot gear
[N-UNCOUNT]
Riot gear is the special clothing and equipment worn by police officers or soldiers when they have to deal with a riot.