gear

noun

1. (uncountable)Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
2. (countable, uncountable)Clothing; garments.

   “Aray thy selfe in her most gorgeous geare”

   “Those Eastern winters, ⁠I can't endure 'em / So every year I pack my gear and come out here till Purim / Rosh Hashanah, I spend in Arizona”

3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Goods; property; household items.

   “Homely gear and common ware.”

4. (countable)A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.

   “Near-synonyms: (wheel types) cog, cogwheel, gear wheel, gearwheel”

5. (countable)A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
6. (countable)A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of landing gear.

   “gear-up landing”

   “Get the gear down quick!”

8. (slang, uncountable)Recreational drugs, including steroids.

   “getting on gear”

   “"Have you got any gear? Dominic, have you got any acid?" Emma kept running her hands nervously through her hair. "Not LSD, man; that last trip freaked me out."”

9. (archaic, uncountable)Stuff.
10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Business matters; affairs; concern.

    “goe they both together to their geare.”

11. (UK, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.

    “March 29, 1549, Hugh Latimer, the fourth sermon preached before King Edward That servant of his that confessed and uttered this gear was an honest man.”

verb

1. (transitive)To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
2. (intransitive)To be in gear, come into gear.
3. To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
4. (usually)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.”

5. To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.

adj

1. great or fantastic

name

1. A surname.