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rigging vs gear

gear vs rigging

rigging and gear both are nouns.

rigging is not a verb while gear is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rigging Yes No No No
gear Yes No Yes No
As nouns, gear is a hypernym of rigging; that is, gear is a word with a broader meaning than rigging:
  • rigging: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
  • gear: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Other hypernyms of rigging include appurtenance, paraphernalia.
rigging (noun) gear (noun)
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
rigging (verb) gear (verb)
set the level or character of
Difference between rigging and gear

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