ratchet
A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etcA pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
» Handcuffs are none other than a ratchet mechanism.
fullyfledged_pigeon · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 sensesA pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
Sperrklinke
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
Gesperre
храпови́кxrapovík
A ratchet wrench.
(broadly)A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up.
A mechanism for generating a new unique key for each message by moving forward in a sequence.
A noisemaker or musical instrument where sound is generated by a board striking against a rotating gear.
(US, derogatory, slang)A person, usually a female, who acts or behaves in a ghetto, unseemly, or indecorous way or manner.
- mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
Examples
6 sentencesHandcuffs are none other than a ratchet mechanism.
Yanni turned the ratchet to loosen the bolt.
Yanni used a small ratchet to tighten the bolt.
Ziri needs a ratchet and a screwdriver to replace his car battery.
We need to ratchet up the pressure. We can't let it simply subside.
Translations
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Origin
From French rochet (“bobbin, spindle, ratchet”), from Italian rocchetto (“spool, ratchet”)From French rochet (“bobbin, spindle, ratchet”), from Italian rocchetto (“spool, ratchet”).
Possibly a variant (representing a Southern or specifically Louisianan pronunciation) of wretched. Compare rasslin' for wrestling.
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Forms
plural: ratchetsSynonyms
2 synonyms- mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction:rachetratch