bare vs gear

bare

adj
  • A lot or lots of. 

  • Having had what usually covers (something) removed. 

  • Having no decoration. 

  • Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed. 

  • Threadbare, very worn. 

  • Naked, uncovered. 

  • Minimal; that is or are just sufficient. 

  • Having no supplies. 

  • With head uncovered; bareheaded. 

  • Mere; without embellishment. 

  • Not insured. 

verb
  • To uncover; to reveal. 

adv
  • Without a condom. 

  • Barely. 

  • Very; significantly. 

noun
  • The surface, the (bare) skin. 

  • Surface; body; substance. 

  • That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather. 

gear

adj
  • great or fantastic 

verb
  • To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio. 

  • To dress; to put gear on; to harness. 

  • To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose). 

  • To borrow money in order to invest it in assets. 

  • To be in, or come into, gear. 

noun
  • Recreational drugs, including steroids. 

  • Clothing; garments. 

  • A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel. 

  • A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque. 

  • Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. 

  • A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved. 

How often have the words bare and gear occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )