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in gear

in gear prepositional phrase: having gears correctly aligned so that movement is possible.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Having gears correctly aligned so that movement is possible.
  2. (broadly, informal) In a state of readiness or activity.
    • to get in gear

Forms of in gear

alternative forminto gear

Words formed from in gear

Questions about in gear

What does in gear mean?
In gear means having gears correctly aligned so that movement is possible.
What part of speech is in gear?
In gear is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in gear in the dictionary

  1. in full gear
  2. in full swing
  3. in full view
  4. in funds
  5. in future
  6. in gear
  7. in general
  8. in glass
  9. in glory
  10. in goal
  11. in God's name

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