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'gear' - used as a noun
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
3. 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

derived forms
1. Gear / Plural
gears
2. Gear / Past
geared
3. Gear / Third Person
gears
4. Gear / Present Participle
gearing
Variations of 'gear'
 
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