ratchet

Speech parts

1. ratchet - Noun

2. ratchet - Adjective

3. ratchet - Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ratch rachet rachet up ratchet down brad fang cam sawtooth clapper bolt pulley bobbin caster crag pinion
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Antonyms

bush common average chic bashful dead
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Hypernyms

advance progress go on move on pass on march on

Phrases with the word

Feynman-Smoluchowski ratchet ratchet handle ratchet spanner ratchet brace ratchet tooth spiral ratchet screwdriver

Anagrams

chatter

Examples

When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back. Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

a ratcheting lopping tool Source: Internet

And they bridled even further at demands for a “ratchet” mechanism preventing either side from reducing standards if the other raises them in future, as well as so-called dynamic alignment requiring the UK to follow Brussels rules on state aid forever. Source: Internet

All three ratchet pawls (green) push in unison as a key is depressed. Source: Internet

As Donald Trump's top aides ratchet up their commitment to contest the results of the 2020 election, the president on Friday appeared to hint for the first time at the possibility of a new administration during a briefing on the coronavirus vaccine. Source: Internet

An adjustable c-wrench, ratchet (US) or spanner (UK) is often used to assist the technician in adjusting the fixture. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Ratchaburi ratchel ratchelly ratchet brace ratchet coupling ratchet down