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📖 Определения и значения для слова gear

📒 equipment in a vehicle that changes the relation between engine speed (or pedal speed on a bicycle) and the speed of the wheels moving forwards or backwards

  • Careless use of the clutch may damage the gears.
  • The car pulled up with a screech of brakes and a grinding of gears.

📒 a particular position of the gears in a vehicle that gives a particular range of speed and power

  • first/second, etc. gear
  • reverse gear
  • low/high gear

📒 the equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity

  • climbing/fishing/sports gear
  • camping equipment
  • a piece of equipment

📒 clothes

  • Her friends were all wearing the latest gear.
  • She was the only one wearing expensive designer gear.
  • warm clothing

📒 the things that a person owns

  • I've left all my gear at Dave's house.

📒 a machine used for a particular purpose

  • lifting/towing/winding gear

📒 used to talk about the speed or effort involved in doing something

  • (British English) The party organization is moving into top gear as the election approaches.
  • (North American English) to move into high gear
  • Coming out of the final bend, the runner stepped up a gear to overtake the rest of the pack.

📒 illegal drugs

📒 a rude way of telling somebody to hurry

  • If you get your ass in gear, we can make it out of here tonight.

📒 to start working, or to start something working, in an efficient way

📒 (to become) out of control

  • She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear.
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