gear (
http://definr.com/gear)
n 1: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in
order to change the speed or direction of transmitted
motion [syn:
gear wheel,
cogwheel]
2: a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some
specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) [syn:
gear mechanism]
3: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a
particular operation or sport etc. [syn:
paraphernalia,
appurtenances]
v : set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to
the teenagers in the audience" [syn:
pitch]