gear up

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gear up

verb gears up · gearing up · geared up

idiomatic, intransitive, reflexive To prepare for an activity. The hardware store is gearing up for spring in February with garden supplies and seeds.
idiomatic, intransitive To put on special clothing or equipment. The soldiers geared up and loaded onto the assault craft. They would have a forty-five minute ride to the beach.

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@misc{gear_up_2026,
  title = {gear up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gear%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}