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ALL meanings of gearless

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  • noun gearless 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 gearless implements, tools, or apparatus, especially as used for a particular occupation or activity; paraphernalia: fishing gear. 1
  • noun gearless a harness, especially of horses. 1
  • noun gearless Nautical. the lines, tackles, etc., of a particular sail or spar. the personal tools, clothing, and other possessions of a sailor. 1
  • noun gearless portable items of personal property, including clothing; possessions: The campers keep all their gear in footlockers. 1
  • noun gearless wearing apparel; clothing: The fashion pages of the Sunday paper are featuring the latest fall gear. 1
  • noun gearless armor or arms. 1
  • verb with object gearless to provide with or connect by gearing. 1
  • verb with object gearless to put in or into gear. 1
  • verb with object gearless to provide with gear; supply; equip. 1
  • verb with object gearless 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 gearless to fit exactly, as one part of gearing into another; come into or be in gear. 1
  • adjective gearless Slang. great; wonderful. 1
  • idioms gearless 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 gearless in / into high gear, in or into a state of utmost speed, activity, or efficiency: Military rearmament moved into high gear. 1
  • idioms gearless out of gear, Machinery. in the state in which gears are not connected or meshed: The engine is out of gear. 1
  • idioms gearless 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 gearless Without gears. 1
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