Usually means: Reduce speed or decrease intensity.
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  1. gear down: Merriam-Webster
  2. gear down: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. gear down: Collins English Dictionary
  4. gear down: Wiktionary
  5. gear down: Dictionary.com
  6. gear down: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. gear down: Encyclopedia

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  1. Gear down: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gear down)

verb:  To arrange a system of gear wheels or pulleys etc such that the driven part rotates or moves slower than the driving part.
verb:  To shift to a lower gear in a manual-transmission car.

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