Hyphenation of gear

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gear

Definitions of gear:

1.
A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
2.
Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
The fool got his tie caught in the geartrain
3.
A mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
4.
Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
5.
Set the level or character of
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience

Synonyms of gear:

noungear wheel, cogwheel, wheel
noungear mechanism, mechanism
noun paraphernalia, appurtenances, equipment
verb pitch, adapt, accommodate

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