<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Machinery.</li><li>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.</li><li>an assembly of such parts.</li><li>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.</li><li>a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.</li><li>implements, tools, or apparatus, especially as used for a particular occupation or activity; paraphernalia: fishing gear.</li><li>Synonyms: rig, tackle, outfit, equipment.</li><li>a harness, especially of horses.</li><li>Nautical. the lines, tackles, etc., of a particular sail or spar.</li><li>the personal tools, clothing, and other possessions of a sailor.</li><li>portable items of personal property, including clothing; possessions: The campers keep all their gear in footlockers.</li><li>wearing apparel; clothing: The fashion pages of the Sunday paper are featuring the latest fall gear.</li><li>armor or arms.</li></ul>