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gear

noun
  1. a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
    gear wheelgeared wheelcogwheel
  2. equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
    appurtenance
  3. a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
    gear mechanism
  4. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
    “The fool got their tie caught in the geartrain.”
    gearinggeartrainpower traintrain
verb
  1. set the level or character of
    pitch