The country was gearing up for war.
Source: tatoeba (47855)
Gearing
Synonyms for "gearing" (41 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Noun(10 words)
Related words (20)
Noun(13 words)
mobilizeorganizationpower trainpreparationpreparepyramidingratio designreadinessreadyregeartraintransmissiontune
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15 entriesapparatusconfigurationdesignfinancial metricmachinerymechanismmodifyorganizationperformance metricplanningpreparationpreparesystemtransmissionwheelwork
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21 entriesbevel gearcompound gear traindebt ratiodebt to equity ratioequipment provisioninggear ratio adjustmentgear traingearbox modificationgearing modificationgearing ratiooperational gearingorganizational gearingplanetary gear setproduction ramp upproject gearingresource allocation
Showing 16 of 21 words.
Collocations
9 entriesgear traingearing changegearing mechanismgearing ratiogearing systemgearing uplow gearingmechanical gearingtransmission gearing
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The contestants are gearing up for the final round of competition.
Source: tatoeba (1003954)
Germany is gearing up to become the world's third largest military spender.
Source: tatoeba (11066933)
The 4×4 could climb well, as it had relatively low gearing.
Source: wiktionary
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