Idioms for gear
Origin of gear
1150–1200; Middle English
gere < Old Norse
gervi, gørvi; akin to Old English
gearwe equipment
OTHER WORDS FROM gear
gear·less, adjective re·gear, verb un·geared, adjective well-geared, adjectiveWords nearby gear
ge'ez,
ge-,
ge-pano-carib,
gean,
geanticline,
gear,
gear cluster,
gear down,
gear knob,
gear lever,
gear pump
Example sentences from the Web for gear
British Dictionary definitions for gear
gear
/ (ɡɪə) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of gear
gearless, adjectiveWord Origin for gear
C13: from Old Norse
gervi; related to Old High German
garawī equipment, Old English
gearwe
Scientific definitions for gear
gear
[ gîr ]
A wheel with teeth around its rim that mesh with the teeth of another wheel to transmit motion. Gears are used to transmit power (as in a car transmission) or change the direction of motion in a mechanism (as in a differential axle). Fixed ratios of speed in various parts of a machine is often established by the arrangement of gears.
Idioms and Phrases with gear
gear
see high gear; slip a cog (gear).