Gear and Load

Gear

Gear verb - Set the level or character of.

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Load and gear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Load" instead a verb "Gear".

Nearby Words: geared, gearing, gearbox

Load verb - To place a weight or burden on.

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Gear and load are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gear" instead a verb "Load".

Nearby Words: loaded, loading, loader, loadable

old	old gear	old load
high	high gear	high load
full	full gear	full load
special	special gear	special load
Other adjectives: best, better, specific, complete, regular, certain, current, standard, single, actual, real, large, great, decent, new, useful, advanced, giant.

In The Lord of the Rings, Sam is forced to leave his cooking gear behind to lighten the load.

Source: Sentimental Sacrifice
Small Name, Big Ego: The general (or at least memetic) opinion of "SecHoPs" or "HoPcurity," Heads of Personnel who decide to load up on security gear and play at being security enforcers.

Source: Video Game / Space Station 13
In the original Heavy Gear game, the customization feature included the "load" limit, where the "load" was how heavy all the stuff you were tacking on the Gear was.

Source: Critical Encumbrance Failure

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