ungear

transitive verb

un·​gear

"+

1

archaic : to remove the harness from (a draft animal) : unhitch

ungeared the mules, and crawled under the wagon for shade

—J. H. Beadle

2

: to disconnect by or as if by throwing out of gear

ungear the pinion of a machine

jangle your nerves … ungear you for the life you might have selected

—Isaiah Glenn

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 2 + gear

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