The tobacco companies are gearing up to fight the new tax.
The town is gearing up for the carnival this weekend.
Most banks have geared themselves up for an electronic future.
English dictionary. 2014.
Gear — (g[=e]r), n. [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing, adornment, armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG. garaw[=i], garw[=i] ornament, dress. See {Yare}, and cf. {Garb} dress.] 1. Clothing; garments; ornaments. [1913 Webster] Array thyself … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gear — [gir] n. [ME gere, prob. < ON gervi, preparation, ornament, akin to OE gearo, YARE] 1. a) Obs. the clothing and equipment of a soldier, knight, etc. b) clothing; apparel 2. movable property; esp., apparatus or equipment for some particular… … English World dictionary
Gear — ist der Name folgender Personen: Hosea Gear (* 1984), neuseeländischer Rugby Union Spieler John Gear (1825 1900), US amerikanischer Politiker Rico Gear (* 1978), neuseeländischer Rugby Union Spieler Gear ist außerdem der Name des US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
gear — ► NOUN 1) a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts (e.g. wheels). 2) a particular setting of engaged gears. 3) informal apparatus, equipment, or clothing. ► VERB … English terms dictionary
gear — gear; gear·less; gear·man; re·gear; un·gear; … English syllables
gear — [n1] equipment accessory, accouterment, adjunct, apparatus, appendage, appurtenance, baggage, belongings, contraption, effects, encumbrances, fittings, habiliment, harness, impedimenta, instrument, kit, kit and kaboodle*, luggage, machinery,… … New thesaurus
gear — sb., et, gear, ene, i sms. gear , fx gearkasse; skifte gear … Dansk ordbog
Gear — Gear, v. i. (Mach.) To be in, or come into, gear. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gear — (g[=e]r) v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Geared} (g[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gearing}.] 1. To dress; to put gear on; to harness. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) To provide with gearing. [1913 Webster] 3. To adapt toward some specific purpose; as, they geared… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gear up — n. To prepare (for an event or activity); as, to gear up for the election campaign. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gear — разработанный Дмитрием Левиным (ldv) и Алексеем Гладковым (legion) (ALT Linux Team) набор утилит, позволяющий автоматизировать сборку RPM пакетов из дерева исходников, spec файла и минимального набора правил, которые размещены в git репозитории.… … Википедия
