n.
1.a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
2.a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
3.equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. gear v.
1.set the level or character of
Idiom of the Day
fine kettle of fish
an unsatisfactory situation
It was a fine kettle of fish when my friend said that he could not come to the wedding.