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Noun
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gear (gear%1:06:00::)
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gear wheel (gear_wheel%1:06:00::)
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geared wheel (geared_wheel%1:06:00::)
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cogwheel (cogwheel%1:06:00::)
(a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion)
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(n)
gearing (gearing%1:06:00::)
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gear (gear%1:06:02::)
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geartrain (geartrain%1:06:00::)
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power train (power_train%1:06:00::)
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train (train%1:06:01::)
(wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed)
"the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
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(n)
gear (gear%1:06:04::)
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gear mechanism (gear_mechanism%1:06:00::)
(a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))
S:
(n)
gear (gear%1:06:01::)
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paraphernalia (paraphernalia%1:06:00::)
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appurtenance (appurtenance%1:06:01::)
(equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)
Verb
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gear (gear%2:30:00::)
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pitch (pitch%2:30:02::)
(set the level or character of)
"She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
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