"gear down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gears down [present, singular, third-person], gearing down [participle, present], geared down [participle, past], geared down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} gear down (third-person singular simple present gears down, present participle gearing down, simple past and past participle geared down)
  1. To arrange a system of gear wheels or pulleys etc such that the driven part rotates or moves slower than the driving part. Translations (arrangement of gears): podřadit (Czech), demoltiplicare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-gear_down-en-verb-TXdZyoVk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 82 18 Disambiguation of 'arrangement of gears': 78 22
  2. To shift to a lower gear in a manual-transmission car.
    Sense id: en-gear_down-en-verb-OgFMe2yp

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