Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gear down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
gear -down
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrange a system of gear wheels or pulleys etc such that the driven part rotates or moves slower than the driving part.

verb

To shift to a lower gear in a manual-transmission car.

Inflected Forms

gears down (present, singular) gearing down (participle, present) geared down (participle, past) geared down (past)

Questions

What does gear down mean?
To arrange a system of gear wheels or pulleys etc such that the driven part rotates or moves slower than the driving part.

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