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| 1. n. plural of gear |  |
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| 1. n. Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. | |
| 2. n. Clothing; garments. | |
| 3. n. (obsolete) Goods; property; household items. | |
| 4. n. A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel. | |
| 5. n. (automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved. | |
| 6. n. (automotive) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque. | |
| 7. n. (slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids. | |
| 8. n. (archaic) Stuff. | |
| 9. n. (obsolete) Business matters; affairs; concern. | |
| 10. n. (obsolete, UK, dialect) Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish. | |
| 11. v. (engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio. | |
| 12. v. (engineering, intransitive) To be in, or come into, gear. | |
| 13. v. To dress; to put gear on; to harness. | |
| 14. v. (usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose). | |
| This shop is not really geared towards people of our age. | |
| They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists. | |
| 15. v. (finance) To borrow money in order to invest it in assets. | |
| 16. adj. (mostly, Scouse) great or fantastic | |
