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gears up

gears up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gear up.

Meaning of gear up

Verb

gear up (third-person singular simple present gears up, present participle gearing up, simple past and past participle geared up)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, reflexive) To prepare for an activity.
    • The hardware store is gearing up for spring in February with garden supplies and seeds.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To put on special clothing or equipment.
    • The soldiers geared up and loaded onto the assault craft. They would have a forty-five minute ride to the beach.2002, E. J. Duck, Heroes on Quads, page 68

Questions about gears up

What is gears up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gears up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gear up.

Words near gears up in the dictionary

  1. gearmotors
  2. gears
  3. gears down
  4. gears to
  5. gears towards
  6. gears up
  7. gearset
  8. gearsets
  9. gearshift
  10. gearshifted
  11. gearshifting

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