ungear
Strip the machinery
To ungear is to disconnect or disengage gears, removing a mechanical linkage between moving parts.
The word appears in contexts involving machinery, bicycles, or vehicles: He ungeared the transmission before working on the engine.
Figuratively, to ungear can mean to disconnect or wind down: She needed time to ungear after the intense project.
To break a connection
- detachTo separate from
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- unfastenRelease from attachment
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
disentangle · separate · release · free · extricate · unbolt · unlatch · unpin
Enclosed system of cogs
- transmissionSending of information
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- cogwheelToothed rotating machine part
- sprocketToothed wheel for chains
pinion · clutch · differential · synchromesh · flywheel · crankshaft · camshaft · torque
Remove functional capacity
- shutdownCessation of operations
- stopCease all motion
- haltComplete sudden stop
- turn-offSomething that repulses
suspend · immobilize · inactivate · pause · standby · idle · cut · neutralize
disconnect
To break a connection
uncouple · disentangle · separate · release · free · extricate · unbolt · unlatch · unpin · unclasp
gearbox
Enclosed system of cogs
- transmissionSending of information
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- cogwheelToothed rotating machine part
sprocket · pinion · clutch · differential · synchromesh · flywheel · crankshaft · camshaft · torque · ratchet
disable
Remove functional capacity
turn-off · suspend · immobilize · inactivate · pause · standby · idle · cut · neutralize · cease
unwind
Release accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- de-stressReduce mental tension
- wind-downGradual transition to rest
downshift · chill · ease · repose · lounge · calm · soothe · destress