Complete Definition of "ratchet"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ræt�ɪt/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æt�ɪt|-æt�ɪt

Noun
en-noun

  1. A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
  2. A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl.
  3. A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets

Translations
trans-top|A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch
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trans-top|A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl
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trans-top|A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism
German: Ratsche f
Persian: آ�ار ب�کس
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Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive To cause to become incremented or decremented.
  2. intransitive To increment or decrement.

#: It's time to ratchet up the intensity level here.

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