to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, esp. in money; purchase.
2.
to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery.
3.
to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder.
4.
to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought.
5.
to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to.
6.
Chiefly Theology. to redeem; ransom.
7.
Cards. to draw or be dealt (a card): He bought an ace.
8.
Informal.
a.
to accept or believe: I don't buy that explanation.
b.
to be deceived by: He bought the whole story.
–verb (used without object)
9.
to be or become a purchaser.
–noun
10.
an act or instance of buying.
11.
something bought or to be bought; purchase: That coat was a sensible buy.
12.
a bargain: The couch was a real buy.
—Verb phrases
13.
buy down, to lower or reduce (the mortgage interest rate) by means of a buy-down.
14.
buy in,
a.
to buy a supply of; accumulate a stock of.
b.
to buy back one's own possession at an auction.
c.
to undertake a buy-in.
Also, buy into.
15.
buy into, to purchase a share, interest, or membership in: They tried to buy into the club but were not accepted.
16.
buy off, to get rid of (a claim, opposition, etc.) by payment; purchase the noninterference of; bribe: The corrupt official bought off those who might expose him.
17.
buy out, to secure all of (an owner or partner's) share or interest in an enterprise: She bought out an established pharmacist and is doing very well.
18.
buy up, to buy as much as one can of something or as much as is offered for sale: He bought up the last of the strawberries at the fruit market.
—Idiom
19.
buy it, Slang. to get killed: He bought it at Dunkirk.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
b.
an assembly of such parts.
c.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear.
d.
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
2.
implements, tools, or apparatus, esp. as used for a particular occupation or activity; paraphernalia: fishing gear.
3.
a harness, esp. of horses.
4.
Nautical.
a.
the lines, tackles, etc., of a particular sail or spar.
b.
the personal tools, clothing, and other possessions of a sailor.
5.
portable items of personal property, including clothing; possessions: The campers keep all their gear in footlockers.
6.
wearing apparel; clothing: The fashion pages of the Sunday paper are featuring the latest fall gear.
7.
armor or arms.
–verb (used with object)
8.
to provide with or connect by gearing.
9.
to put in or into gear.
10.
to provide with gear; supply; equip.
11.
to prepare, adjust, or adapt to a particular situation, person, etc., in order to bring about satisfactory results: The producers geared their output to seasonal demands.
–verb (used without object)
12.
to fit exactly, as one part of gearing into another; come into or be in gear.
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–adjective
13.
Slang. great; wonderful.
—Verb phrases
14.
gear down,
a.
Automotive. to shift the transmission of a vehicle to a lower gear: The truck driver geared down at the top of the hill.
b.
to reduce in scope or intensity: With less income you'll have to gear down your spending habits.
15.
gear
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up,
a.
to make or get ready for a future event or situation: Insiders say the senator is gearing up to run for governor.
b.
to get or put on equipment or clothing for a particular purpose: The hikers geared up for the long trek down the mountain.
c.
to arouse or excite, as with enthusiasm or expectation: The employees were geared up for a hard battle with management over working hours.
—Idioms
16.
in gear,
a.
Machinery. in the state in which gears are connected or meshed: The car is in gear.
b.
in proper or active working order; functioning continuously without trouble: Every department in this company must be in gear at all times.
17.
in or into high gear, in or into a state of utmost speed, activity, or efficiency: Military rearmament moved into high gear.
18.
out of gear, Machinery. in the state in which gears are not connected or meshed: The engine is out of gear.
19.
shift or switch gears, to change one's attitude, course of action, methods, etc., in an abrupt, dramatic, or unexpected manner: In the middle of the second act the play shifts gears from comedy to tragedy.
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