engaging gear

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• Engaging and disengaging gear — Engaging En*ga ging, a. Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as, engaging manners or address. {En*ga ging*ly}, adv. {En*ga ging*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Engaging and disengaging gear} or {Engaging and disengaging machinery},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Engaging — En*ga ging, a. Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as, engaging manners or address. {En*ga ging*ly}, adv. {En*ga ging*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Engaging and disengaging gear} or {Engaging and disengaging machinery}, that in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Engaging and disengaging machinery — Engaging En*ga ging, a. Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as, engaging manners or address. {En*ga ging*ly}, adv. {En*ga ging*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Engaging and disengaging gear} or {Engaging and disengaging machinery},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gear-lever — gear lever, gearˈ stick or (N American) gearˈshift noun A device for selecting or engaging and disengaging gears • • • Main Entry: ↑gear …   Useful english dictionary

• gear-stick — gear lever, gearˈ stick or (N American) gearˈshift noun A device for selecting or engaging and disengaging gears • • • Main Entry: ↑gear …   Useful english dictionary

• Gear — For the gear like device used to drive a roller chain, see Sprocket. This article is about mechanical gears. For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). Two meshing gears transmitting rotational motion. Note that the smaller gear is rotating… …   Wikipedia

• gear — gearless, adj. /gear/, n. 1. Mach. a. 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… …   Universalium

• Gear stick — A gear stick (also known as gearstick, gear lever, selection lever, shift stick and gear shifter) is the lever used to change gear in a vehicle, such as an automobile, with manual transmission or several common forms of automatic transmission.… …   Wikipedia

• Engaging — Engage En*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engaging}.] [F. engager; pref. en (L. in) + gage pledge, pawn. See {Gage}.] 1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gear lever — noun a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever • Syn: ↑gearshift, ↑gearstick, ↑shifter • Derivationally related forms: ↑shift (for: ↑sh …   Useful english dictionary

• Arresting gear — (A.K.A. A Gear ) is the term used for mechanical systems designed to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands. Arresting gear on aircraft carriers is an essential component of naval aviation, and it is most commonly used on CATOBAR and STOBAR… …   Wikipedia