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ratchet
 
Noun ratchet has 1 sense
  1. 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
    --1 is a kind of mechanical device
    --1 is a part of spiral ratchet screwdriver, ratchet screwdriver
    --1 has parts: pawl, detent, click, dog; ratchet wheel
    Derived form: verb ratchet1
Verb ratchet has 1 sense
  1. ratchet, rachet up, ratchet down - move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"
    --1 is one way to advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
    Derived form: noun ratchet1
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
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