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Yes, gear is playable

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"Gear" Definition

noun

A complete assembly that performs a specific function in a larger machine.
A toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, that meshes with another toothed part to transmit motion or to change speed or direction.
A transmission configuration for a specific ratio of engine to axle torque in a motor vehicle.
Clothing and accessories: the latest gear for teenagers.
Equipment, such as tools or clothing, used for a particular activity: fishing gear. See Synonyms at equipment.

phrasal-verb

Gear up To get ready for a coming action or event: a group of investors who had geared up for the takeover fight.

verb-transitive

To adjust or adapt so as to make suitable: geared the speech to a conservative audience.
To connect by gears.
To equip with gears.
To provide with gear; equip.
To put into gear.

verb-intransitive

To become adjusted so as to fit or blend.
To come into or be in gear.

verb

To provide (as machinery) with.
To connect by gearing.
To make ready for effective operation.
To adjust so as to match, blend with, or satisfy something.
To be in gear.

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