gear down

verb

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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Meanings

verbgear down (third-person singular simple present gears down, present participle gearing down, simple past and past participle geared down)

present singular third person gears down · participle present gearing down · participle past geared down · past geared down

  1. To arrange a system of gear wheels or pulleys etc such that the driven part rotates or moves slower than the driving part.
  2. To shift to a lower gear in a manual-transmission car.

Translations

Czech podřadit
  • podřaditarrangement of gears
Italian demoltiplicare
  • demoltiplicarearrangement of gears
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APA

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MLA

“gear down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gear%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gear down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gear%20down.

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