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ratchet - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ratchet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ratchet [ n.]
- A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
- A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch.

Meaning of 'ratchet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ratchet [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move by degrees in one direction only
Example in sentence:
  • a ratcheting lopping tool

Nearby Words:

rat rat-tail rat-tailed rata ratability ratable ratafia ratan ratany rataplan

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