gear up

/gɪər əp/

Other forms: gearing up; geared up; gears up

Definitions of gear up

1. verb

   make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
   synonyms: fix, prepare, ready, set, set up

   types:

   socialise, socialize

   prepare for social life

   provide

   take measures in preparation for

   cram

   prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

   precondition

   put into the required condition beforehand

   fix

   kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

   mount

   fix onto a backing, setting, or support

   lay out, set, set up

   get ready for a particular purpose or event

   winterise, winterize

   prepare for winter

   summerise, summerize

   prepare for summer

   prime

   insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing

   crop, cultivate, work

   prepare for crops

   brace, poise

   prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

   overcrop, overcultivate

   to exhaust by excessive cultivation

   nerve, steel

   get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation