Enter a clue or pattern or both:

The Clue

Reverse, e.g. (4 letter answer)

The Answer

GEAR

Tags


Notes

The answer GEAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.

Related Clues

Apparatus
Apparel
Belongings
Cogwheel
Duds
Equipment
Implements
Paraphernalia
Stuff
Tackle
Kind of shift
Neutral or first
Rigging or tackle
Snorkel, fins, etc.
Sports stuff
Togs and rigs
Toothed wheel
Transmission component
Trucker's choice
First, second or reverse
Fishing tackle and such
Kind of shift or wheel
Mitt, mask, pads
Fire hat, hose, ax, etc.
The first one gets you going
Tour de France setting?
Unlike drive, reverse has just one

Definition

GEAR as a noun:

1. (gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel) = a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
2. (gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train) = wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
3. (gear, gear mechanism) = a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
4. (gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance) = equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

GEAR as a verb:

1. (gear, pitch) = set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"