gear
- noun
- /ɡɪr/
- Before the hike, make sure to check all your outdoor gear to ensure you have everything you need.
- fishing gear
- sports gear
- used gear
He doesn't use really any outboard gear other than effects.
- He doesn't use really any outboard gear other than effects.
- You'll want to put protective gear on before you go in me.
- I mean, you just don't when it comes to gear, less is more.
- And when my gear broke, I would fix it.
- We didn't put on new gear to go running.
- All the apparel, rash guards, fight gear, sweaters, sweatshirts, shirts.
Examples
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Grab your cameras, load your gear, get your eclipse glasses.
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By 1980, though, several companies were offering guides and gear to less-seasoned climbers.
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So it's it's an expensive piece of gear to have to deal with.
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Secure your gear, find a seat.
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First we need to load up on some gear, or we're all gonna die.
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I'm wearing my gym gear trying to get fit.
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You got your monitor, you got your streaming gear, you got your audio gear.
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I'd given away all my hockey gear when I left New York in 1984.
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Within minutes, I had unloaded my gear and stood watching as the plane disappeared over the horizon.
Academic text (1990) -
Children could write their own commercials for sports gear, incorporating the principles of force, friction, and gravity.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
Tools and machines needed for a particular activity
A group of tools and items for a particular purpose
Tools and metal items used for building or fixing things
A set of equipment used for a specific activity
A group of equipment used for a specific job, like sound or fishing
Large tools and equipment used in factories or farms
A set of tools and equipment used for a particular activity
A set of machines or tools made to do a particular job
Things used for a certain activity, like camping or photography
Idioms
A person who has gear for an activity but does not know how to use it
Compounds
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Wheels and parts under a plane that hold it on the ground during takeoff and landing
A lower setting in a vehicle that gives more power and less speed for starting and climbing
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A group of gears that makes a fast shaft turn more slowly and gives more turning power to the output
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A gear that turns around a central sun gear to change speed in a gearbox
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A gear with a screw shaft that turns a toothed wheel to change direction and make turning slower and stronger
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A wheel with teeth set at an angle to change motion between two crossing shafts
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A set of gears that lets two wheels turn at different speeds when a car turns
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A gear that turns around a central gear to change speed or turning force
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A set of gears where one gear moves around a central gear while spinning to change speed or force
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A system that connects the pedals to the rear wheel so you must keep pedalling while the bike moves
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A group of wheels with teeth that pass movement and force to make a machine work
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A round wheel with teeth that fits together with another wheel to move parts or change speed
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Gears that fit together at a right angle to send power between car axles
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A small wheel with teeth that turns around a central gear and fits inside an outer ring
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A car part that moves the front wheels when the driver turns the wheel
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gear originally meant the clothes and things you need for a job or trip, from an old English word for 'clothing' or 'equipment'. So gear today still means the equipment you wear or carry for an activity.