to engage a gear
1gear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in a vehicle ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, top (both BrE) ▪ She was driving along in top gear. ▪ high, low ▪ first …
2engage — [c]/ɛnˈgeɪdʒ / (say en gayj), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (engaged, engaging) –verb (t) 1. to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person, etc.): she engaged him in conversation. 2. to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire: to engage a worker;… …
3Engage — En*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engaging}.] [F. engager; pref. en (L. in) + gage pledge, pawn. See {Gage}.] 1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge,… …
4engage — I (hire) verb appoint, arrange for the services of, arrange for the use of, bind, book, charter, commission, conducere, contract for, employ, enlist, enlist in one s service, fill a position, give a job to, give a situation to, give employment to …
5Engage — En*gage , v. i. 1. To promise or pledge one s self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant. [1913 Webster] How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. To embark in a business; to take a part; to …
6gear lever — (also gearstick) ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a lever used to engage or change gear in a motor vehicle …
7gear with — index engage (involve) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8Gear stick — A gear stick (also known as gearstick, gear lever, selection lever, shift stick and gear shifter) is the lever used to change gear in a vehicle, such as an automobile, with manual transmission or several common forms of automatic transmission.… …
9Gear — 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… …
10engage — v. 1) (D; tr.) to engage as (to engage smb. as a guide) 2) (d; intr., tr.) to engage in (to engage in sports; to engage smb. in conversation) 3) (d; intr.) to engage with (the first gear engages with the second) 4) (H) we engaged him to drive us… …
