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out of gear

out of gear prepositional phrase: with gears not engaged; idle.

Prepositional phrase

  1. With gears not engaged; idle.
    • The work went on, until the noon-bell rang. More clattering upon the pavements. The looms, and wheels, and Hands all out of gear for an hour.1854, Charles Dickens, “Chapter 11”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC
  2. Out of control; in disarray.

out of gear meaning in Tamil

out of gear in Tamil

துணைப்பொறிவழுகிய

Questions about out of gear

What does out of gear mean?
Out of gear means with gears not engaged; idle.
What is out of gear in Tamil?
Out of gear in Tamil is துணைப்பொறிவழுகிய. See Out of gear meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is out of gear?
Out of gear is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of gear in the dictionary

  1. out of focus
  2. out of form
  3. out of frame
  4. out of gas
  5. out of gauge
  6. out of gear
  7. out of hand
  8. out of harness
  9. out of heart
  10. out of heat
  11. out of house and home

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