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OUT OF GEAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does out of gear mean?
• OUT OF GEAR (adjective)
The adjective OUT OF GEAR has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: OUT OF GEAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not having gears engaged
Context example:
threw the machine's pinion out of gear
Similar:
ungeared (having gears not engaged or disconnected)
Context examples
I simply want your opinion about a hydraulic stamping machine which has got out of gear.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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