gear

/ɡˈɪɹ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
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”
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

verb

set the level or character of
“She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience”

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