| NOUN | artifact | 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 |
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| VERB | motion | ratchet, rachet up, ratchet down | move by degrees in one direction only |
| Sounds | raetchaht; rae'chaht | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction. | |
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| Synonyms | rachet, ratch | |
| Part of | spiral ratchet screwdriver, ratchet screwdriver | A screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle |
| Parts | 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 |
| ratchet wheel | toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever | |
| Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
| Spanish | matraca, trinquete | |
| Catalan | trinquet | |
| Verbs | ratchet | move by degrees in one direction only |
| Meaning | Move by degrees in one direction only. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "a ratcheting lopping tool" | |
| Synonyms | rachet up, ratchet down | |
| Broader | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
| Nouns | ratchet | mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction |
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