Definition of gear

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Gear (v. t.) To dress; to put gear on; to harness.

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Engage :: Engage (v. i.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together..
Headgear :: Headgear (n.) Apparatus above ground at the mouth of a mine or deep well.
Rombowline :: Rombowline (n.) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear..
Flank :: Flank (n.) That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line.
Worm :: Worm (n.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing, below..
Geared :: Geared (imp. & p. p.) of Gea.
Crab :: Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..
Gear :: Gear (n.) The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.
Harness :: Harness (n.) The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling..
Gear :: Gear (n.) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively..
Gear :: Gear (n.) Business matters; affairs; concern.
Driver :: Driver (n.) A part that transmits motion to another part by contact with it, or through an intermediate relatively movable part, as a gear which drives another, or a lever which moves another through a link, etc. Specifically:.
Bridle :: Bridle (n.) The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages..
Midas :: Midas (n.) A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset..
Gearing :: Gearing (n.) Harness.
Jeer :: Jeer (n.) A gear; a tackle.
Link Motion :: Link motion () A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link, in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will; -- used very generally in locomotives and marine engines..
Odontograph :: Odontograph (n.) An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of gear wheels.
Nest :: Nest (n.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively..
Cogwheel :: Cogwheel (n.) A wheel with cogs or teeth; a gear wheel. See Illust. of Gearing.
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