gear

IPA: gˈɪr

(uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
Clothing; garments.
(obsolete) Goods; property; household items.
(countable) 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.
(countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
(countable, automotive) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
(uncountable, slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.
(uncountable, archaic) Stuff.
(obsolete) Business matters; affairs; concern.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
A surname.
(aviation) Ellipsis of landing gear. [(uncountable, countable, aviation) The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage.]

(engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
(engineering, intransitive) 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).
(finance) To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.

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