Definition of gear up Gear up
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What does gear up mean?
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| gear up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" | ||
| fix, prepare, set up, ready, set | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| socialise, socialize make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!" | ||
| provide take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" | ||
| cram prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam | ||
| precondition put into the required condition beforehand | ||
| fix make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" | ||
| mount fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" | ||
| lay out, set up, set provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house" | ||
| winterise, winterize prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses" | ||
| summerise, summerize prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" | ||
| prime insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" | ||
| cultivate, crop, work prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" | ||
| brace, poise support by bracing | ||
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