The Collaborative International Dictionary
gear up \gear` up"\ n. To prepare (for an event or activity); as, to gear up for the election campaign.
Wiktionary
vb. (context idiomatic English) To prepare for an activity.
WordNet
Usage examples of "gear up".
As we went by Duval Street on our way back to the trailer court, it was just beginning to gear up for the evening ahead, and you could already sense the energy starting to build.
Then, too, the pace of Jaxom's lifethe nowboring training with the weyrling wing, helping Lytol and Brand to gear up the Hold to full summer activity, not to mention excursions to the Plateau Holdcaused Jaxom to fall asleep as soon as he pulled his bed furs about his shoulders.
Then, too, the pace of Jaxom's life-the now-boring training with the weyrling wing, helping Lytol and Brand to gear up the Hold to full summer activity, not to mention excursions to the Plateau Hold-caused Jaxom to fall asleep as soon as he pulled his bed furs about his shoulders.
Clinging to the side of the boat, she handed her dive gear up to Paul, who then reached down and easily lifted her one hundred thirty-five pounds onto the raft.