gear up meaning

Verb: gear up

1. Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
   - fix, prepare, set up, ready, set

Derived forms: gearing up, geared up, gears up

Type of: alter, change, modify

[American idiom]
to prepare for something; to get into shape for something.
• We are gearing up for a very busy summer season.
• We are not ready yet. We have to gear up.
• Tom is gearing himself up for his exams.

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1. hsbc gears up for seven-day services in hk
2. we must gear up industry to meet defense needs
3. control handle up, gear up and locked, door closed
4. gear up, to get ready for a coming action or event,
5. government gears up to electronic service delivery : s for w