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What does gear mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word gear? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
  2. Clothing; garments.
  3. (obsolete) Goods; property; household items.
  4. (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.
  5. (countable) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
  6. (countable) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
  7. (slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.
  8. (uncountable, archaic) Stuff.
  9. (obsolete) Business matters; affairs; concern.
  10. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
Verb
  1. (engineering, intransitive) To be in, or come into, gear.
  2. To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
Adjective
  1. (mostly British (Scouse)) great or fantastic
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