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Synonyms for gear
gɪərgear
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Wiktionary
gearnoun
gearnoun
equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
gearnoun
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.
gearnoun
a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
gearnoun
A configuration of the transmission of an motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque
gearnoun
stuff.
Princeton's WordNet
gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheelnoun
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Synonyms:
geartrain, gear wheel, geared wheel, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, paraphernaliagearing, gear, geartrain, power train, trainnoun
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
"the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
Synonyms:
geartrain, gear wheel, string, geared wheel, railroad train, train, gearing, gear mechanism, wagon train, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, caravan, paraphernaliagear, gear mechanismnoun
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Synonyms:
geartrain, gear wheel, geared wheel, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, paraphernaliagear, paraphernalia, appurtenanceverb
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Synonyms:
add-on, geartrain, gear wheel, geared wheel, accessory, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, supplement, paraphernaliagear, pitchverb
set the level or character of
"She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
Synonyms:
set up, vend, toss, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, pitch, hawk, shift, tilt, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, slant
Dictionary of English Synonymes
gearnoun
Synonyms:
APPAREL, dress, furniture, accoutrements, ornaments, TOGGERYgearnoun
Synonyms:
harness, caparison, rigging, trappings, equipmentsgearnoun
Synonyms:
gearing, toothed wheels, series of cog-wheels
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
gearnoun
Synonyms:
rigging, tackle, gearing, mechanism, draught-gear, accouterments, trappings
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#540 | equipment | |
#969 | speed | |
#1567 | string | |
#1730 | devices | |
#1842 | gear | |
#2505 | train | |
#2872 | sky | |
#3338 | deliver | |
#3711 | shift | |
#3868 | accessory | |
#5078 | supplement | |
#6268 | pitch | |
#7071 | cant | |
#7356 | flip | |
#8046 | speeds | |
#8418 | hawk | |
#8479 | slope | |
#10154 | tilt | |
#10396 | caravan | |
#12422 | lever | |
#14874 | toss | |
#14941 | gears | |
#21794 | braking | |
#22421 | slant | |
#25369 | cog | |
#26474 | gearing | |
#27916 | incline | |
#36668 | pinion | |
#37808 | paraphernalia | |
#39311 | sprocket | |
#66209 | lurch | |
#69485 | vend | |
#70257 | peddle | |
#71860 | monger | |
#148537 | huckster | |
#223810 | appurtenance | |
#314890 | cogwheel |
How to use gear in a sentence?
He was just as surprised as anybody that he was asked to pack his small amount of gear and be ready to leave.
They're always the movies people talk about the most, they're the critically acclaimed ones, and I just don't understand why we can't take that momentum and really put it in gear.
I wake up a little stiff and sore every morning, but I stretch out and get my gear together and by the time I eat a little breakfast and have some water, I'm usually pretty good to go.
I'm just trying to gear up and get ready for the next event, at some point I'm going to have a shot, and so I've got to stay ready and try to learn from this and keep moving on.
It was touching to see that nurses covered from head to toe in protective gear pinned photos of themselves on their chests so that patients could see their faces.
Translations for gear
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- vybavení, ozubené kolo, převod, soukolíCzech
- udstyrDanish
- Gangschaltung, Zahnrad, Gang, AusrüstungGerman
- εξοπλισμός, οδοντωτός τροχός, ταχύτητα, σχέση, σύνεργαGreek
- dentradoEsperanto
- engranaje, equipo, marcha, cambio, velocidadSpanish
- vaihde, ratas, vaihteisto, varusteet, hammasratasFinnish
- passer ses vitesses, vitesse, engrenageFrench
- acmhainnIrish
- cuibhle-ghèar, uidheam, gèarScottish Gaelic
- गियरHindi
- felszerelésHungarian
- gigiIndonesian
- gír, tannhjólIcelandic
- marcia, equipaggiamento, attrezzo, ingranaggio, ingranare, parafernalia, cambioItalian
- גלגל שינייםHebrew
- 歯車, ギアJapanese
- ಗೇರ್Kannada
- calcesLatin
- zobratsLatvian
- пренос, брзина, опрема, запченикMacedonian
- utstyr, tannhjul, girNorwegian
- schakelen, overbrenging, tandwiel, versnelling, in een versnelling komenDutch
- utstyr, tannhjul, girNorwegian Nynorsk
- biegPolish
- engrenar, velocidade, marcha, câmbio, equipamento, engrenagemPortuguese
- roată dințată, schimbător de viteză, cutie de vitezeRomanian
- зубчатое колесо, шестерёнка, передача, скорость, привод, трансмиссия, шестерняRussian
- zupčanik, степен преноса, брзина, опрема, brzina, stepen prenosa, зупчаник, opremaSerbo-Croatian
- prevod, ozubené kolesoSlovak
- opremaSlovene
- växel, utrustning, kugghjulSwedish
- vitesTurkish
- Hộp sốVietnamese
- 齿轮Chinese
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