Cog vs. Gear
Difference Between Cog and Gear
Cognoun
One of a series of teeth, as on the rim of a wheel or gear, whose engagement transmits successive motive force to a corresponding wheel or gear.
Gearnoun
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.
Cognoun
A cogwheel.
Gearnoun
A complete assembly that performs a specific function in a larger machine.
Cognoun
A subordinate member of an organization who performs necessary but usually minor or routine functions.
Gearnoun
A transmission configuration for a specific ratio of engine to axle torque in a motor vehicle.
Cognoun
An instance of cheating; a swindle.
Gearnoun
Equipment, such as tools or clothing, used for a particular activity
fishing gear.Cognoun
A tenon projecting from a wooden beam designed to fit into an opening in another beam to form a joint.
Gearnoun
Clothing and accessories
the latest gear for teenagers.Cogverb
To load or manipulate (dice) fraudulently.
Gearnoun
Personal belongings, including clothing
keeps her gear in a trunk.Cogverb
To cheat, especially at dice.
Gearnoun
The harness for a horse.
Cogverb
To join with tenons.
Gearnoun
A ship's rigging.
Cognoun
A tooth on a gear.
Gearnoun
A sailor's personal effects.
Cognoun
A gear; a cogwheel.
Gearverb
To equip with gears.
Cognoun
An unimportant individual in a greater system.
Gearverb
To connect by gears.
Cognoun
(carpentry) A projection or tenon at the end of a beam designed to fit into a matching opening of another piece of wood to form a joint.
Gearverb
To put into gear.
Cognoun
(mining) One of the rough pillars of stone or coal left to support the roof of a mine.
Gearverb
To adjust or adapt so as to make suitable
geared the speech to a conservative audience.Cognoun
(historical) A ship of burden, or war with a round, bulky hull.
Gearverb
To provide with gear; equip.
Cognoun
A trick or deception; a falsehood.
Gearverb
To come into or be in gear.
Cognoun
A small fishing boat.
Gearverb
To shift a transmission
geared down to take the curve.Cogverb
To furnish with a cog or cogs.
Gearverb
To become adjusted so as to fit or blend.
Cogverb
To load (a die) so that it can be used to cheat.
Gearnoun
(uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
Cogverb
To cheat; to play or gamble fraudulently.
Gearnoun
Clothing; garments.
Cogverb
To seduce, or draw away, by adulation, artifice, or falsehood; to wheedle; to cozen; to cheat.
Gearnoun
(obsolete) Goods; property; household items.
Cogverb
To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception; to palm off.
to cog in a wordGearnoun
(countable) A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel.
Cognoun
tooth on the rim of gear wheel
Gearnoun
A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
Cogverb
roll steel ingots
Gearnoun
A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
Cogverb
join pieces of wood with cogs
Gearnoun
(slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.
Gearnoun
Stuff.
Gearnoun
(obsolete) Business matters; affairs; concern.
Gearnoun
Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
Gearverb
To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
Gearverb
To be in, or come into, gear.
Gearverb
To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
Gearverb
(usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).
This shop is not really geared towards people of our age.They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists.Gearadjective
great or fantastic
Gearnoun
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Gearnoun
a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Gearnoun
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Gearverb
set the level or character of;
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
