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Idioms about gear

Origin of gear

1150–1200; Middle English gere<Old Norse gervi, gørvi; akin to Old English gearwe equipment

OTHER WORDS FROM gear

gearless, adjectivere·gear, verbun·geared, adjectivewell-geared, adjective
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How to use gear in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for gear

gear
/ (ɡɪə) /

noun
verb

Derived forms of gear

gearless, adjective

Word Origin for gear

C13: from Old Norse gervi; related to Old High German garawī equipment, Old English gearwe
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Scientific definitions for gear

gear
[ gîr ]

A wheel with teeth around its rim that mesh with the teeth of another wheel to transmit motion. Gears are used to transmit power (as in a car transmission) or change the direction of motion in a mechanism (as in a differential axle). Fixed ratios of speed in various parts of a machine is often established by the arrangement of gears.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with gear

gear

see high gear; slip a cog (gear).

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