gear up

2 definitions found

gear up - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  gear up \gear` up"\ n.
     To prepare (for an event or activity); as, to gear up for the
     election campaign.
     [PJC]

gear up - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gear up
      v 1: 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" [syn: fix,
           prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set]