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ratchet

DEFINITIONS OF: ratchet

1

n mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction

Synonyms:
rachet, ratch
Type of:
mechanical device
mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

v move by degrees in one direction only

“a ratcheting lopping tool”
Synonyms:
rachet up, ratchet down
Type of:
advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
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