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Synonyms
gear (gîr)

[Middle English gere, equipment, from Old Norse gervigera, to do, make, make ready.]

noun 

    1. A toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, that meshes with another toothed part to transmit motion or to change speed or direction.
    2. A complete assembly that performs a specific function in a larger machine.
    3. A transmission configuration for a specific ratio of engine to axle torque in a motor vehicle.
  2. Equipment, such as tools or clothing, used for a particular activity: fishing gear. See synonyms at equipment
    1. Clothing and accessories: the latest gear for teenagers.
    2. Personal belongings, including clothing: keeps her gear in a trunk.
  4. The harness for a horse.
  5. Nautical
    1. A ship's rigging.
    2. A sailor's personal effects.

verb: geared, gear·ing, gears. 

transitive verb 

    1. To equip with gears.
    2. To connect by gears.
    3. To put into gear.
  2. To adjust or adapt so as to make suitable: geared the speech to a conservative audience.
  3. To provide with gear; equip.

intransitive verb 

  1. To come into or be in gear.
  2. To become adjusted so as to fit or blend.

phrasal verbs

gear up
To get ready for a coming action or event: a group of investors who had geared up for the takeover fight.