What does gear up mean?
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gear up
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Princeton's WordNet
fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, setverb
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"
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gear upnoun
To prepare (for an event or activity); as, to gear up for the election campaign.
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gear upverb
To prepare for an activity.
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gear up
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs ("GEAR UP") is a federal grant program administered by the United States Department of Education. It was established in Chapter 2 of the 1998 amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 which awarded financial assistance to students and colleges from the federal government. GEAR UP was authored by Congressman Chaka Fattah and signed into law by President Bill Clinton in October, 1998.
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gear up
"Gear up" is an idiomatic expression that generally means to prepare oneself or get ready for something, especially a significant event, task, or situation. This can include gathering necessary materials, tools or information, making necessary arrangements or mentally preparing. It often implies a strong, focused, or serious preparation. It originated from the literal use of putting gears in place to make a mechanical device ready for use.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gear up in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gear up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of gear up in a Sentence
We keep doing what we are good at. We are not doing anything extraordinary. Our production is under the quarantine regime, security measures are at the highest level, the real heroes in these circumstances are our doctors, who without real protection have to gear up for an epidemic on a serious scale.
I'm just trying to gear up and get ready for the next event, at some point I'm going to have a shot, and so I've got to stay ready and try to learn from this and keep moving on.
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