| gear up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" | en |
| gear up | If someone is gearing up for a particular activity, they are preparing to do it. If they are geared up to do a particular activity, they are prepared to do it. another indication that the Government is gearing up for an election The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day | en |
| gear up | switch to a higher speed or gear, speed up, accelerate; prepare, get ready for an upcoming event, equip in advance for a specific goal fiil | en |