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: 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}]