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11gear — 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… …
12gear — 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… …
13gear — I UK [ɡɪə(r)] / US [ɡɪr] noun Word forms gear : singular gear plural gears ** 1) [countable/uncountable] the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement. Most cars in the UK have 5 or 6 gears that you operate yourself change gear:… …
14gear — ▪ I. gear gear 1 [gɪə ǁ gɪr] noun [uncountable] 1. special equipment or clothing used for a particular purpose: • We manufacture airplane landing gear and other aerospace parts. • Police in riot gear (= special clothing that protects them if they …
15gear — 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… …
16gear — /gɪə / (say gear) noun 1. Machinery a. a mechanism for transmitting or changing motion, as by toothed wheels. b. a toothed wheel which engages with another wheel or part. c. the connection or engagement of toothed wheels with each other: in gear; …
17gear — 01. If you don t wash your hockey [gear], it will smell really bad tomorrow. 02. He bought some new scuba diving [gear] for his trip to Belize. 03. You shouldn t really change [gears] when you re in the middle of an intersection. 04. Police in… …
18Gear (comics) — Superherobox| no caption= comic color=background:#8080ff character name=Gear real name=I.Z.O.R. publisher=DC Comics debut= Legion of Super Heroes volume 4 #117 creators=Tom Peyer Tom McCraw Scott Kolins alliance color=background:#ffc0c0… …
19gear — [[t]gɪər[/t]] n. 1) mac 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 parts 2)… …
20put one on his feet — Foot Foot (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace… …
