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gears

The correct spelling is gears.

How to pronounce gears

noun

IPA: /ɡɪɚz/

Say it like: Jee-rs

The correct spelling is gears. Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. For example: "They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists."

Usage Examples

They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
  2. 2.Clothing; garments.
  3. 3.Goods; property; household items.
  4. 4.A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel.
  5. 5.A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.

verb

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

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