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GEARED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged
Classified under:
Similar:
back-geared; double-geared ((of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley)
double-geared (equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantage)
engaged; intermeshed; meshed ((used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting)
in gear (having gears engaged)
Antonym:
ungeared (having gears not engaged or disconnected)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb gear