gear up vs poise

poise vs gear up

gear up is not a noun while poise is a noun.

gear up and poise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gear up	No	No	Yes	No
poise	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, poise is a hyponym of gear up; that is, poise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gear up:

gear up: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
poise: prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult

Other hyponyms of gear up include socialise, socialize, provide, cram, precondition, fix, mount, lay out, set, set up, winterise, winterize, summerise, summerize, prime, crop, cultivate, work, brace.

gear up (noun)	poise (noun)
	great coolness and composure under strain
	a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
	a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

gear up (verb)	poise (verb)
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc	hold or carry in equilibrium
	cause to be balanced or suspended
	prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
	be motionless, in suspension

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