Gear Car Wearing Power Leave Equipment Latest Noun

• careless use of the clutch may damage the gears.
• the car pulled up with a screech of brakes and a grinding of gears.
• first/second, etc. gear
• reverse gear

gear

1. machinery in a vehicle that turns engine power (or power on a bicycle) into movement forwards or backwards
• Careless use of the clutch may damage the gears.
• The car pulled up with a screech of brakes and a grinding of gears.
2. a particular position of the gears in a vehicle that gives a particular range of speed and power
• first/second, etc. gear
• reverse gear
• low/high gear
• bottom/top gear
• to change gear
• to shift gear
• When parking on a hill, leave the car in gear.
• What gear are you in?
• He drove wildly, crashing through the gears like a maniac.
3. the equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity
• see also headgear
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/headgear
• climbing/fishing/sports, etc. gear
• camping equipment
• a piece of equipment
• household cleaning materials
• teaching material
• Skiing gear can be expensive.
• a first-aid kit
• a tool kit
• breathing apparatus for firefighters
• laboratory apparatus
4. clothes
• wearing the latest gear
• warm clothing
• He was wearing a strange shapeless garment.
• We were allowed to wear casual dress on Fridays.
• the children’s wear department
• Her friends were all wearing the latest gear (= fashionable clothes).
5. the things that a person owns
• I've left all my gear at Dave's house.
6. a piece of machinery used for a particular purpose
• see also landing gear
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/landing-gear
• lifting/towing/winding, etc. gear
7. used to talk about the speed or effort involved in doing something
• The party organization is moving into top gear as the election approaches.
• to move into high gear
• Coming out of the final bend, the runner stepped up a gear to overtake the rest of the pack.
8. illegal drugs
9. a rude way of telling somebody to hurry
• If you get your ass in gear, we can make it out of here tonight.
10. to start working, or to start something working, in an efficient way
11. (to become) out of control
• She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear.

Extra Examples

• Engage first gear and move off.
• He found it hard to switch gears when he retired.
• He was crashing the gears because he was so nervous.
• I was driving along in third gear.
• It’s difficult to steer and change gear at the same time.
• Leave the car out of gear.
• She had her running gear on.
• She made a smooth gear change.
• She put the car into first gear and drove off.
• She was the only one wearing expensive designer gear.
• Some drivers leave the car in gear when parking on hills.
• The hot weather makes it hard for soldiers in protective gear.
• The party organization is moving into top gear as the election approaches.
• a group of men in combat gear
• firemen in breathing gear
• the plane’s landing gear
• Don’t forget to bring your walking gear.
• Her friends were all wearing the latest gear.
• Skiing gear can be expensive.
• The cooking gear is still in the back of the car.
• The shop sells various types of outdoor gear.

Word Origin

• Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse gervi. Early senses expressed the general meaning ‘equipment or apparatus’, later ‘mechanism’: hence sense (1) (early 19th cent.).