gear

Meanings

• a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
• wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
  • "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
• a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
• equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
• set the level or character of

Synonyms

appurtenance, cogwheel, gear mechanism, gear wheel, geared wheel, gearing, geartrain, paraphernalia, pitch, power train, train