gear in English: A wheel with teeth that turns other wheels in a machine; also the clothes and equipment you need for an activity. (noun)

Translation

A wheel with teeth that turns other wheels in a machine; also the clothes and equipment you need for an activity.

Word origin

From Old Norse gervi, meaning equipment or dress.

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In a car, you change gear to go faster or slower with less work for the engine.

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Gears are wheels with teeth that fit together and turn each other.

swimming .

Here gear means the things you need for an activity; this sense has no plural.

machine

A thing with moving parts that uses power to do work for people.

wheel

A round part that turns to make a car or bike move along.

engine

The part of a machine that uses fuel or power to make it move.

car

A road vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries a small number of people.

bike

A vehicle with two wheels that you sit on and move by pushing the pedals.

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