GEAR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
   Synonym(s)
   • cogwheel (what does cogwheel mean?)
   • gear wheel (what does gear wheel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wheel (what does wheel mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bevel gear (what does bevel gear mean?)
   • pinion and crown wheel (what does pinion and crown wheel mean?)
   • pinion and ring gear (what does pinion and ring gear mean?)
   • escape wheel (what does escape wheel mean?)
   • pinion (what does pinion mean?)
   • planetary gear (what does planetary gear mean?)
   • epicyclic gear (what does epicyclic gear mean?)
   • planet wheel (what does planet wheel mean?)
   • planet gear (what does planet gear mean?)
   • rack and pinion (what does rack and pinion mean?)
   • spur gear (what does spur gear mean?)
   • spur wheel (what does spur wheel mean?)
   • sun gear (what does sun gear mean?)
   • worm gear (what does worm gear mean?)
   • worm wheel (what does worm wheel mean?)
2. Meaning
   • equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
   Synonym(s)
   • appurtenances (what does appurtenances mean?)
   • paraphernalia (what does paraphernalia mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • equipment (what does equipment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fishing gear (what does fishing gear mean?)
   • tackle (what does tackle mean?)
   • fishing tackle (what does fishing tackle mean?)
   • fishing rig (what does fishing rig mean?)
   • rig (what does rig mean?)
   • kit (what does kit mean?)
   • outfit (what does outfit mean?)
   • regalia (what does regalia mean?)
   • rig (what does rig mean?)
   • rigging (what does rigging mean?)
   • tackle (what does tackle mean?)
   • stable gear (what does stable gear mean?)
   • saddlery (what does saddlery mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
   Synonym(s)
   • gear mechanism (what does gear mechanism mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mechanism (what does mechanism mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • first gear (what does first gear mean?)
   • first (what does first mean?)
   • low gear (what does low gear mean?)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   • gearset (what does gearset mean?)
   • high gear (what does high gear mean?)
   • high (what does high mean?)
   • park (what does park mean?)
   • reverse (what does reverse mean?)
   • second gear (what does second gear mean?)
   • second (what does second mean?)
   • steering gear (what does steering gear mean?)
   • third gear (what does third gear mean?)
   • third (what does third mean?)
   • transmission (what does transmission mean?)
   • transmission system (what does transmission system mean?)

GEAR as VERB

1. Meaning
   • set the level or character of
   Synonym(s)
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
   Hypernyms(s) gear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • adapt (what does adapt mean?)
   • accommodate (what does accommodate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • popularize (what does popularize mean?)
   • popularise (what does popularise mean?)