Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gear

plural of gear

simple past tense and past participle of gear

(often in combination) Fitted with (some kind or number of) gears. / Connected with a motor by gearing.

(chiefly Liverpudlian) great or fantastic

(engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio. / (engineering, intransitive) To be in, or come into, gear.

(uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. / Clothing; garments. / (obsolete) Goods; property; household items.

present participle of gear

plural of gearing

The ratio of a system of gears. / Harness; working implements. / A train of toothed wheels and pinions. / (finance) Synonym of leverage (“debt-to-equity ratio”)