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
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- 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.
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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 group of equipment used for a specific job, like sound or fishing
A set of equipment used for a specific activity
Large tools and equipment used in factories or farms
A set of machines or tools made to do a particular job
Things used for a certain activity, like camping or photography
A set of tools and equipment used for a particular activity
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 car part that moves the front wheels when the driver turns the wheel
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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 round wheel with teeth that fits together with another wheel to move parts or change speed
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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 group of wheels with teeth that pass movement and force to make a machine work
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A wheel with teeth set at an angle to change motion between two crossing shafts
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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 set of gears that lets two wheels turn at different speeds when a car turns
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Gears that fit together at a right angle to send power between car axles
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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
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.