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
a hard nut to crack
a person or thing not easily understood or influenced
Our boss is a hard nut to crack and he is not close to many people.