Gear
/ɡɪə(ɹ)/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts4 letters
Definition of Gear
noun
- Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
- Clothing; garments.
- Goods; property; household items.
- A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel.
- A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
verb
- To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
- To be in, or come into, gear.
- To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
- (usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).
"They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists."
- To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.
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