| NOUN | artifact | pawl, detent, click, dog | a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward |
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| Meaning | A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward. | |
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| Synonyms | detent, click, dog | |
| Part of | ratchet, rachet, ratch | mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction |
| Broader | catch, stop | A restraint that checks the motion of something |
| Spanish | fiador, matraca, trinquete | |
| Catalan | balda, baldó, fiador, pestell | |
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