gear

Definitions

1. noun

   Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.

2. noun

   Clothing or garments.

   Examples

   • Aray thy selfe in her most gorgeous geare
   • Those Eastern winters, ⁠I can't endure 'em / So every year I pack my gear and come out here till Purim / Rosh Hashanah, I spend in Arizona
3. noun

   Goods, property, or household items.

   Example

   • Homely gear and common ware.
4. noun

   A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.

   Example

   • Near-synonyms: (wheel types) cog, cogwheel, gear wheel, gearwheel
   ≈cog≈cogwheel≈gear wheel≈gearwheel
5. noun

   A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.

6. noun

   A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.

7. noun

   Ellipsis of landing gear.

   Examples

   • gear-up landing
   • Get the gear down quick!
8. noun

   Miscellaneous stuff or belongings (informal).

9. noun

   Business matters, affairs, or concern.

   Example

   • goe they both together to their geare.
10. noun

    Recreational drugs, including steroids.

    Examples

    • getting on gear
    • "Have you got any gear? Dominic, have you got any acid?" Emma kept running her hands nervously through her hair. "Not LSD, man; that last trip freaked me out."