GEAR

GEAR 1 syllable

A2 · Elementary 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 5 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  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
  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.

💬 Examples

  • "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"

🔗 Similar words

gear_wheelgeared_wheelcogwheelgearinggeartrainpower_train
verb
  1. set the level or character of

💬 Examples

  • "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

🔗 Similar words

pitch
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