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gear

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The meaning (definition) of the word gear

a wheel with teeth that turns other wheels in a machine

The word gear used in a sentence

The gear in the bicycle makes it go faster.

Words that mean the same as gear (synonyms)

wheel

The plural of the word gear

gears

How the word gear is said around the world

Frenchengrenage (ahngruhnahzh)
Spanishengranaje (aynggrahnahkhay)
Mandarin齿轮 (chǐ lún)
Hindiगियर (giyuhr)
Arabicترس (tahrrahs)
Russianмеханизм (mekhanizm)
Portuguese (EU)engrenagem (aynggrinahzhayng)
Portuguese (BR)engrenagem (aynggraynahzhayng)
Japaneseギヤ (giya)
GermanGang (gahng)
Urduگیئر (gayahr)
Punjabiਗੇਅਰ (gayuhr)
Korean기어 (gieo)
Hebrewגלגל שיניים
Greekγρανάζι (granazi)
Dutchversnelling (vuhrsneling)
Tagalogkagamitan (kahgahmeetahn)
Vietnamesebánh răng (bayurny zahng)
Turkishvites (veetes)
Persianدنده (dahnday)
Polishbieg (byek)
Ukrainianшестірня (shestirnya)
Bengaliগিয়ার (geer)
Swedishredskap (redskahp)
Italianingranaggio (eenggrahnahjoh)

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