to gear down
1gear down — transitive verb : to gear so that the driven part goes slower than the driving part * * * gear down 1. To make the speed of the driven part lower than that of the driving part 2. To prepare for decreased production, fewer demands, etc • • • Main… …
2gear down — put into a lower speed or gear, slow down …
3gear down or up — change to a lower (or higher) gear. → gear …
4gear down — verb To arrange a system of gear wheels or pulleys etc such that the driven part rotates or moves slower than the driving part …
5gear — [gir] n. [ME gere, prob. < ON gervi, preparation, ornament, akin to OE gearo, YARE] 1. a) Obs. the clothing and equipment of a soldier, knight, etc. b) clothing; apparel 2. movable property; esp., apparatus or equipment for some particular… …
6gear — ► NOUN 1) a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts (e.g. wheels). 2) a particular setting of engaged gears. 3) informal apparatus, equipment, or clothing. ► VERB …
7Down feather — The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down. Powder down is a specialized type of down found only in a few groups of birds. Down is a fine thermal insulator and… …
8gear — gearless, adj. /gear/, n. 1. Mach. a. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. b. an assembly of such… …
9gear — n. & v. n. 1 (often in pl.) a a set of toothed wheels that work together to transmit and control motion from an engine, esp. to the road wheels of a vehicle. b a mechanism for doing this. 2 a particular function or state of adjustment of engaged… …
10gear — noun 1》 a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts (e.g. wheels). ↘a particular setting of engaged gears: in fifth gear. 2》 apparatus or equipment: camping… …
