Gearing can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| gear - set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" | ||
Noun |
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| gearing - wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | verb | We're gearing up for our 2001/02 recruiting campaign and we think your experience will help us define what works best and what can be improved in our process. | |
| 2. | verb | The country was gearing up for war. | |
| 3. | verb | The contestants are gearing up for the final round of competition. | |
| 4. | verb | We had to gear our lives to the new circumstances. | |
| 5. | noun | it wasent going an had a gear box problem.... | |
| 6. | noun | Do you have rain gear with you? | |
| 7. | noun | A small gear is missing here. | |
| 8. | noun | Want of wit is worse than want of gear. | |
| 9. | noun | The cog-wheels are in gear. | |
| 10. | noun | Instead of putting the car into gear, she put it into reverse, causing a great deal of damage to the store-front. | |
| 11. | noun | Be sure to bring rain gear. | |
| 12. | noun | Get your arse into gear! | |
| 13. | noun | When you get on the highway, shift into fifth gear. | |
| 14. | noun | Make sure the brain is engaged before putting the mouth in gear. | |
| 15. | noun | Get your ass in gear! | |
| 16. | noun | She rides a fixed gear bike. | |
| 17. | noun | Get your gear. | |
| 18. | noun | Grab your gear. | |
| 19. | noun | We spent the afternoon cleaning our gear. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| We're gearing up for our 2001/02 recruiting campaign and we think your experience will help us define what works best and what can be improved in our process. |
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| The country was gearing up for war. | |
| The contestants are gearing up for the final round of competition. | |
| We had to gear our lives to the new circumstances. | |
| noun | |
| it wasent going an had a gear box problem.... |
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| Do you have rain gear with you? | |
| A small gear is missing here. | |
| Want of wit is worse than want of gear. | |
| The cog-wheels are in gear. | |
| Instead of putting the car into gear, she put it into reverse, causing a great deal of damage to the store-front. | |
| Be sure to bring rain gear. | |
| Get your arse into gear! | |
| When you get on the highway, shift into fifth gear. | |
| Make sure the brain is engaged before putting the mouth in gear. | |
| Get your ass in gear! | |
| She rides a fixed gear bike. | |
| Get your gear. | |
| Grab your gear. | |
| We spent the afternoon cleaning our gear. | |