Definition of gear up

gear up

verb

• to get dress.

  I got to go gear up right quick.

  Last edited on Apr 18 2006. Submitted by Lamar W. from Oklahoma City, OK, USA on Apr 18 2006.

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Other terms relating to 'gear':
gear	Definitions include: male genitalia, especially the testicles.
get (one's) *ss in gear	Definitions include: to start a task.
grind (one's) gears	Definitions include: to aggravate; anger; annoy.
Really Gear	Definitions include: Really Gear!
Other terms relating to 'up':
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
as f*cked up as a football bat	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
ate up with the dumb *ss	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
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