gear

  • 51gear — Synonyms and related words: Hydromatic, accessories, accommodate, accouter, accouterments, action, adapt, adjust, apparatus, apparel, appendages, appliances, appoint, appointments, appurtenances, arm, armament, array, attire, automatic… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 52gear — [13] The etymological meaning of gear is roughly ‘that which puts one in a state of readiness’ – hence ‘equipment, apparatus’. Its ultimate source is prehistoric Indo European *garw , which also produced the now obsolete English adjective yare… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 53gear — [13] The etymological meaning of gear is roughly ‘that which puts one in a state of readiness’ – hence ‘equipment, apparatus’. Its ultimate source is prehistoric Indo European *garw , which also produced the now obsolete English adjective yare… …

    Word origins

  • 54gear — 1. noun a) equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. b) 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. Syn: cog …

    Wiktionary

  • 55Gear — This interesting and long established surname belongs to that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These nicknames were originally given with reference to a variety of personal… …

    Surnames reference

  • 56gear — n Clothes. The new gear I got is all that. 1980s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 57gear — Clothing. I m going to NY Image to get some new gear …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 58gear — Clothing. I m going to NY Image to get some new gear …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 59gear — gɪr /gɪə n. set of interlocking wheels; mechanism in an automobile; tools, supplies; clothes (Slang); drugs (Slang) v. equip with gears; put into gear (Machinery); supply, equip; adjust, conform …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 60gear up — switch to a higher speed or gear, speed up, accelerate …

    English contemporary dictionary