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Noun gear has 3 senses
gear, gear wheel, cogwheel - a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion--1 is a kind of wheelwork; wheel; wheelwork; wheel
 --1 is a part of engine
 --1 has parts: cog, sprocket; tooth
 --1 has particulars:
 |  | epicyclic train, epicyclic gear train; reduction gear; 3 senses of gear                                                        ; gear, gear wheel, cogwheel; bevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear; escape wheel; pinion; planetary gear, epicyclic gear, planet wheel, planet gear; rack and pinion; spur gear, spur wheel; sun gear; worm gear; worm wheel; gearing, gears, geartrain, power train, train; epicyclic train, epicyclic gear train; reduction gear; 3 senses of gear                                                        ; gear, gear wheel, cogwheel; bevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear; escape wheel; pinion; planetary gear, epicyclic gear, planet wheel, planet gear; rack and pinion; spur gear, spur wheel; sun gear; worm gear; worm wheel | 
gear, gear mechanism - a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)--2 is a kind of mechanism; mechanism
 --2 has particulars:
 |  | first gear, first, low gear, low; gearset; high gear, high; park; reverse; second gear, second; steering gear; third gear, third; transmission, transmission system; gear, gear mechanism; first gear, first, low gear, low; gearset; high gear, high; park; reverse; second gear, second; steering gear; third gear, third; transmission, transmission system | 
gear, paraphernalia, appurtenances - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.--3 is a kind of equipment; equipment
 --3 has particulars:
 |  | fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig; kit, outfit; regalia; rig; rigging, tackle; stable gear, saddlery, tack; gear, paraphernalia, appurtenances; fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig; kit, outfit; regalia; rig; rigging, tackle; stable gear, saddlery, tack | 
 
Verb gear has 1 sense
gear, pitch - set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"--1 is one way to adapt, accommodate
 Sample sentence:
 Somebody ----s something to somebody
 
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