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								1.
								a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion 
								2.
								wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed 
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								a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) 
								4.
								equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. 
							 'gear' - used as a verb 
								5.
								set the level or character of 
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			1. Gear / Plural 
			gears 
			2. Gear / Past 
			geared 
			3. Gear / Third Person 
			gears 
			4. Gear / Present Participle 
			gearing 
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