gear
Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavorEquipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
» Get your gear.
Бери свои вещи.
Возьми свое снаряжение.
Візьми свої речі.
Meaning
10 senses(uncountable)Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
Ausrüstung
снаряже́ниеsnarjažénije
(countable, uncountable)Clothing; garments.
(countable)A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.
Near-synonyms: (wheel types) cog, cogwheel, gear wheel, gearwheel
(countable)A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
Gang
переда́чаperedáča, ско́ростьskórostʹ
переда́чаperedáča
A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
(countable)A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
Gangschaltung
переда́чаperedáča, трансми́ссияtransmíssija
переда́чаperedáča
(slang, uncountable)Recreational drugs, including steroids.
getting on gear
Stoff
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Goods; property; household items.
(archaic, uncountable)Stuff.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Business matters; affairs; concern.
(UK, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
- a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
Examples
190 sentencesGet your gear.
Візьми свої речі.
ruБери свои вещи.
Tom put the car into gear.
Tom put the car in gear.
Tom put the car in gear and drove away.
Tom put the car in gear and drove off.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gere, a borrowing from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic *garwijanąFrom Middle English gere, a borrowing from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (“to prepare”). See also adjective yare, yar from the same root via Old English.
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Forms
plural: gearsSynonyms
12 synonyms- a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion:gear wheelgeared wheelcogwheel
- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.:paraphernaliaappurtenance
- a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle):gear mechanism
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed:gearinggeartrainpower traintrain
Word family
94 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable