Word

gear up, v.

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

fix gear up prepare ready set set up

sample sentences

"Get the children ready for school!"
"prepare for war"
"I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

verb frames

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verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

preparative preparatory preparation preparation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

set

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

readying ready

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

socialize, socialise provide cram precondition fix mount set up, lay out, set winterize, winterise summerize, summerise prime work, cultivate, crop brace, poise