Synonyms for gear

noun

1. Equipment

   material, tackle, apparatus, paraphernalia; see equipment.

2. A geared wheel

   cog, cogwheel, pinion, toothed wheel, spurwheel, sprocket, ragwheel, lanternwheel.

   Types of gears include: spur, bevel, crown, worm, internal, inside, drive, driving, transmission, differential, timing, conical, Hooke's, spiral, stepped, angular, beveled, elliptical, hooked, idling, overhead, hypoid, nylon, plastic, first, low, second, intermediate, third, high, fourth, reverse, overdrive, multiplying, quick-return.

3. Clothes or other personal belongings

   clothing, apparel, effects, things; see baggage, clothes, property 1.

high gear*

in gear*

low gear*

out of gear*

shift gears*

verb

1. To prepare

   organize, harness, ready, equip; see prepare 1, provide 1.

2. To regulate

   adjust, match, blend; see adjust 1, regulate 2.