Meaning

2 senses

  1. A ratchet wheel.

  2. A white mark on a horse's face.

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

Forms

plural: ratches
Singularratch
Pluralratches

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction:ratchetrachet

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ratA1ratatouilleratchetrateA2

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