ALL meanings of gear up
gear up
G g - verb with object gear up to provide with gear; supply; equip. 1
- verb with object gear up to prepare, adjust, or adapt to a particular situation, person, etc., in order to bring about satisfactory results: The producers geared their output to seasonal demands. 1
- verb without object gear up to fit exactly, as one part of gearing into another; come into or be in gear. 1
- adjective gear up Slang. great; wonderful. 1
- idioms gear up in gear, Machinery. in the state in which gears are connected or meshed: The car is in gear. in proper or active working order; functioning continuously without trouble: Every department in this company must be in gear at all times. 1
- idioms gear up in / into high gear, in or into a state of utmost speed, activity, or efficiency: Military rearmament moved into high gear. 1
- idioms gear up out of gear, Machinery. in the state in which gears are not connected or meshed: The engine is out of gear. 1
- idioms gear up shift / switch gears, to change one's attitude, course of action, methods, etc., in an abrupt, dramatic, or unexpected manner: In the middle of the second act the play shifts gears from comedy to tragedy. 1
- noun gear up Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear. 1
- noun gear up implements, tools, or apparatus, especially as used for a particular occupation or activity; paraphernalia: fishing gear. 1
- noun gear up a harness, especially of horses. 1
- noun gear up Nautical. the lines, tackles, etc., of a particular sail or spar. the personal tools, clothing, and other possessions of a sailor. 1
- noun gear up portable items of personal property, including clothing; possessions: The campers keep all their gear in footlockers. 1
- noun gear up wearing apparel; clothing: The fashion pages of the Sunday paper are featuring the latest fall gear. 1
- noun gear up armor or arms. 1
- verb with object gear up to provide with or connect by gearing. 1
- verb with object gear up to put in or into gear. 1
- phrasal verb gear up If someone is gearing up for a particular activity, they are preparing to do it. If they are geared up to do a particular activity, they are prepared to do it. 0
- verb gear up to equip with gears 0
- verb gear up to prepare, esp for greater efficiency 0
- noun gear up to adjust gears so that the driven element goes faster than the driving element, with a consequent decrease in torque 0
- noun gear up to accelerate; increase efficiency (of) 0
- verb gear up (Idiomatic) To prepare for an activity. 0