- Gear
- Gear Gear, v. i. (Mach.) To be in, or come into, gear. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Gear
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Gear — (g[=e]r), n. [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing, adornment, armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG. garaw[=i], garw[=i] ornament, dress. See {Yare}, and cf. {Garb} dress.] 1. Clothing; garments; ornaments. [1913 Webster] Array thyself … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gear — [gir] n. [ME gere, prob. < ON gervi, preparation, ornament, akin to OE gearo, YARE] 1. a) Obs. the clothing and equipment of a soldier, knight, etc. b) clothing; apparel 2. movable property; esp., apparatus or equipment for some particular… … English World dictionary
Gear — ist der Name folgender Personen: Hosea Gear (* 1984), neuseeländischer Rugby Union Spieler John Gear (1825 1900), US amerikanischer Politiker Rico Gear (* 1978), neuseeländischer Rugby Union Spieler Gear ist außerdem der Name des US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
gear — ► NOUN 1) a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts (e.g. wheels). 2) a particular setting of engaged gears. 3) informal apparatus, equipment, or clothing. ► VERB … English terms dictionary
gear — gear; gear·less; gear·man; re·gear; un·gear; … English syllables
gear — [n1] equipment accessory, accouterment, adjunct, apparatus, appendage, appurtenance, baggage, belongings, contraption, effects, encumbrances, fittings, habiliment, harness, impedimenta, instrument, kit, kit and kaboodle*, luggage, machinery,… … New thesaurus
gear — sb., et, gear, ene, i sms. gear , fx gearkasse; skifte gear … Dansk ordbog
Gear — (g[=e]r) v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Geared} (g[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gearing}.] 1. To dress; to put gear on; to harness. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) To provide with gearing. [1913 Webster] 3. To adapt toward some specific purpose; as, they geared… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gear up — n. To prepare (for an event or activity); as, to gear up for the election campaign. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gear — разработанный Дмитрием Левиным (ldv) и Алексеем Гладковым (legion) (ALT Linux Team) набор утилит, позволяющий автоматизировать сборку RPM пакетов из дерева исходников, spec файла и минимального набора правил, которые размещены в git репозитории.… … Википедия
