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ratchet
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ratchet
n.
hand tool containing a toothed wheel that can only move in one direction
v.
make something increase or decrease in segmented steps
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Ratchet
Ratchet may refer to:
Device
- Ratchet (device), a mechanical device that allows movement in only one direction
- Ratchet, a tool also known as a socket wrench
- Ratchet (instrument), a music instrument
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ratchet
Noun
1. mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
(synonym) rachet, ratch
(hypernym) mechanical device
(part-holonym) spiral ratchet screwdriver, ratchet screwdriver
(part-meronym) pawl, detent, click, dog
(derivation) rachet up, ratchet down
Verb
1. move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"
(synonym) rachet up, ratchet down
(hypernym) advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
(derivation) rachet, ratch
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ratchet
n.
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Ratchet
(n.)
A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
(n.)
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch.
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
