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gear British & World English

a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels)

gears in gear British & World English

a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels)

gear down in gear British & World English

change to a lower gear

gear up in gear British & World English

equip or prepare oneself

high gear British & World English

a gear that causes a wheeled vehicle to move fast, due to a high ratio between the speed of the wheels and that of the mechanism driving them

low gear British & World English

a gear that causes a wheeled vehicle to move slowly, due to a low ratio between the speed of the wheels and that of the mechanism driving them

riot gear British & World English

protective clothing and equipment worn by police or prison officers in situations of crowd violence

skew gear British & World English

a gear consisting of two cogwheels having non-parallel, non-intersecting axes

spur gear British & World English

a gearwheel with teeth projecting parallel to the wheel’s axis

worm gear British & World English

a mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel worked by a short revolving cylinder (worm) bearing a screw thread

bevel gear British & World English

a gear working another gear at an angle to it by means of bevel wheels

chain gear British & World English

a gear transmitting motion by means of a moving endless chain, especially in a bicycle

first gear British & World English

the lowest in a set of gears on a vehicle, used when travelling very slowly

change or switch or shift gear in gear British & World English

adopt a different approach to a situation or task

gear change British & World English

a mechanism which changes gear on a motor vehicle

gear lever (also gearstick) British & World English

a lever used to engage or change gear in a motor vehicle

gear ratio British & World English

(in a gearbox, transmission, etc.) the ratio between the rates at which the last and first gears rotate

gear train British & World English

a system of gears which transmits motion from one shaft to another

granny gear British & World English

the lowest gear on a bicycle

screw gear British & World English

a gear consisting of an endless screw with a cogwheel or pinion

snivel gear British & World English

the items carried by a soldier for personal comfort in inclement weather

valve gear British & World English

the mechanism that controls the opening and closing of the cylinder valves in a steam engine or internal-combustion engine

gear something for/to/towards in gear British & World English

adapt something to make it suitable for (someone or something)

gear someone/thing up in gear British & World English

adapt or equip someone or something for a purpose

landing gear British & World English

the undercarriage of an aircraft

reverse gear British & World English

a gear used to make a vehicle or piece of machinery move or work backwards

running gear British & World English

the moving parts of a machine, especially the wheels, steering, and suspension of a vehicle

reduction gear British & World English

a system of gearwheels in which the driven shaft rotates more slowly than the driving shaft

sun-and-planet gear British & World English

a system of gearwheels consisting of a central wheel (a sun gear or sun wheel) around which one or more outer wheels (planet gears or planet wheels) travel

gearhead British & World English

a person who is very enthusiastic about new gadgets

gearwheel British & World English

a toothed wheel in a set of gears

hypoid gear in hypoid (also hypoid gear) British & World English

a bevel wheel with teeth engaging with a spiral pinion mounted at right angles to the wheel’s axis, used to connect non-intersecting shafts in vehicle transmissions and other mechanisms

switchgear British & World English

switching equipment used in the transmission of electricity

sun gear in sun-and-planet gear British & World English

a system of gearwheels consisting of a central wheel (a sun gear or sun wheel) around which one or more outer wheels (planet gears or planet wheels) travel

differential gear in differential British & World English

a gear allowing a vehicle’s driven wheels to revolve at different speeds in cornering

gear English-French

matériel m

gear English-Italian

equipaggiamento m

gear1 English-Spanish

engranaje

gear2 English-Spanish

orientar

hub gear English-German

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riot gear English-German

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