high ˈgear
11in/into high gear — see ↑high gear • • • Main Entry: ↑gear in/into high gear : in or into a state of great or intense activity The project is now in high gear. [=(Brit) top gear] Fuel prices are expected to rise as the summ …
12in high gear — (USA) If something is in high gear, it is in a quick paced mode. If someone is in high gear, they are feverishly on the fast track …
13in high gear — (USA) If something is in high gear, it is in a quick paced mode. If someone is in high gear, they are feverishly on the fast track. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
14swing into high gear — in. to begin operating at a fast pace; to increase the rate of activity. □ During the winter season we swing into high gear around here. □ The hef swings into high gear around eight o’clock in preparation for the theater crowd …
15in high gear — at the highest level of operation. Preparations for the convention started weeks ago and are now in high gear …
16in or into high gear — idi in or into high gear, in or into a state of maximum speed and efficiency …
17Gear inches — is a system that assigns numerical measurements to bicycle gear ratios, to indicate how low or high a gear is. With old fashioned penny farthing bicycles, the crankarms were directly attached to the large drive wheel. One turn of the pedals moved …
18gear — [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… …
19Gear — For the gear like device used to drive a roller chain, see Sprocket. This article is about mechanical gears. For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). Two meshing gears transmitting rotational motion. Note that the smaller gear is rotating… …
20gear — gear1 [ gır ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement. Most cars in the U.S. are automatics, so the engine changes between gears without the driver having to do anything: change gears: Helen… …
