Geared

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gear \Gear\ (g[=e]r) v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Geared} (g[=e]rd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Gearing}.]
     1. To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
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     2. (Mach.) To provide with gearing.


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     3. To adapt toward some specific purpose; as, they geared
        their advertising for maximum effect among teenagers.
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     {Double geared}, driven through twofold compound gearing, to
        increase the force or speed; -- said of a machine.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  geared
       adj : equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged
             [ant: {ungeared}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "geared":
     a propos, ad rem, adapted, applicable, apposite, appropriate,
     apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, dovetailing, felicitous, fit,
     fitted, fitting, happy, just right, likely, meshing, on the button,
     opportune, pat, qualified, relevant, right, seasonable, sortable,
     suitable, suited, suiting, tailored, to the point,
     to the purpose