gear

noun · verb · adjectiveA1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

gears

1.
(uncountable)Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
2.
(countable, uncountable)Clothing; garments.
3.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Goods; property; household items.
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
Đồng nghĩa: cog, cogwheel, gear wheel, gearwheel
5.
(countable)(countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
6.
(abbreviation, alt of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)(aviation) Ellipsis of landing gear.
gear-up landing
Get the gear down quick!
7.
(slang, uncountable)Recreational drugs, including steroids.
getting on gear
8.
(archaic, uncountable)Stuff.
9.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Business matters; affairs; concern.
10.
(UK, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)(obsolete, UK, dialect) Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

gears

V_ing/Gerund

gearing

V_ed/pp

geared

1.
(transitive)(engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
2.
(intransitive)(engineering, intransitive) To be in gear, come into gear.
3.
To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
4.
(usually)(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.
5.
(finance) To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more gear

Superlative

most gear

1.
(chiefly Liverpool) great or fantastic

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

cogcogwheelgear wheelgearwheel

Cùng gốc / liên quan

782 gearall the gear and no ideawedge gearangel geararresting gearcage gearlantern gearbevel geartandem geartricycle gearbicycle gearbicycle landing gearblast gearbody gearbottom gearbrakegear,brake gearchafing gearchange gearchange gearsclash gear

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English gere, a borrowing from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (to prepare). See also adjective yare, yar from the same root via Old English.