geared
Fitted with cogs
Geared describes something designed or adjusted for a particular purpose or audience: The program is geared toward beginners, a economy geared for growth.
From the literal sense of fitting with gears—the toothed wheels that transmit motion in machinery.
A car's gears determine how engine power translates to wheel speed; similarly, something geared to a task has been calibrated for it.
Toothed wheel for chains
- cogwheelToothed rotating machine part
- toothedHaving pointed projections
- pinionToothed wheel, small
- rackFrame for holding items
pulley · bevel · helical · worm · ratchet · crankshaft · camshaft · axle
Chosen for specific attention
- designedCreated according to plan
- aimedDirected at something
- orientedPositioned toward a point
- customizedAdapted to specific requirements
adapted · suited · calibrated · attuned · configured · optimized · intended · directed
Supplied with gear
- suppliedGave what was required
- kittedProvided with equipment
- riggedFraudulently arranged beforehand
- provisionedSupplied with necessities
furnished · stocked · fitted · armed · ready · decked · accoutered · prepared
Suitable for use now
prepped · braced · conditioned · rehearsed · organized · anticipatory · forearmed · alert
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- shifterDevice for changing gears
- differentialRelative difference between things
- synchronizerDevice ensuring simultaneous operation
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
transaxle · drivetrain · synchromesh · manual · automatic · sequential · linkage · torque
sprocket
Toothed wheel for chains
rack · pulley · bevel · helical · worm · ratchet · crankshaft · camshaft · axle · bearings
targeted
Chosen for specific attention
customized · adapted · suited · calibrated · attuned · configured · optimized · intended · directed · focused
outfitted
Supplied with gear
provisioned · furnished · stocked · fitted · armed · ready · decked · accoutered · prepared · loaded
ready
Suitable for use now
poised · prepped · braced · conditioned · rehearsed · organized · anticipatory · forearmed · alert · proactive
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- shifterDevice for changing gears
- differentialRelative difference between things
- synchronizerDevice ensuring simultaneous operation
overdrive · transaxle · drivetrain · synchromesh · manual · automatic · sequential · linkage · torque · propshaft
- mechanicalhydraulic, pneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, belt-driven
gearedunsuited
Not appropriate for
unprepared · unequipped · ill-suited · unfit · unadapted
gearedgearless
Having no gears
direct-drive · disengaged · freewheeling · uncoupled · beltless
- shift gearsAlter one's approach abruptly
- gear upPrepare for activity
- geared upMade ready, outfitted
- reflective gearLight-returning safety apparel
- gearing upPreparing for something ahead
- rain gearWaterproof clothing ensemble