2 dictionary results for: geared
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(gîr) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. geared, gear·ing, gears v. tr.
v. intr.
Phrasal Verb(s): gear up To get ready for a coming action or event: a group of investors who had geared up for the takeover fight. [Middle English gere, equipment, from Old Norse gervi; akin to gera, to do, make, make ready.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| geared | |
adjective | |
| equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged [ant: ungeared] |
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