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Gear Geared Put People Noun Machine Vehicle Device

word gear
definition
noun
The gears on a machine or vehicle are a device for changing the rate at which energy is changed into motion.
On hills, he must use low gears.
The car was in fourth gear.
He put the truck in gear and drove on.
The gear involved in a particular activity is the equipment or special clothing that you use.
About 100 officers in riot gear were needed to break up the fight.
...fishing gear.
They helped us put our gear back into the van.
Gear means clothing.
I used to wear trendy gear but it just looked ridiculous.
Some people refer to illegal drugs, especially heroin, as gear .
Are these people using gear and amphetamines at the same time?
verb
If someone or something is geared to or towards a particular purpose, they are organized or designed in order to achieve that purpose.
Colleges are not always geared to the needs of mature students.
My training was geared towards winning gold in Munich.
inflections gearsgearinggeared
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