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.

Examples of "gear" in Sentences

Up:: gear ++ if (gear > gear: = 4 send % gear% return
Rain gear is visible among the crowd, but no umbrellas.
Any somewhat modern gear is equal in my eyes (fingers?).
I generally fish for largemouth, and so my gear is all mostly geared that way, so I appreciate all the responses!
While preparing my hunting gear for the up coming season a visiting friend remarked about much of my gear is not camouflaged.
Visitors to this year's ComDex won't be able to lug their laptops and bags and other nerdiphenalia onto the trade floor, on the off-chance that their gear is a ticking bomb.
A money manager, James W. Paulsen of Wells Capital Management, argues that the similarity of this recovery to the previous ones suggests that 2012, like 1994 and 2004, is what he calls a "gear year."
It's like a gear is a transmission suddenly becoming aware and asking, "Why am I here? all I do is turn over and over again and get some greasy substance thrown in my face, my existence is crap … I have no purpose …."
Also, what kinda gear is your character equiped with, becasue a little knowledge, a nylon rope, and a locking d-ring can make something he could repel down the side of the building with (a harness called a swiss seat).