Associations to the word «Ratchet»
Noun
- Percival
- Sound
- Paddle
- Robot
- Gar
- Rack
- Galaxy
- Blaster
- Piston
- Angela
- Quest
- Lennox
- Axle
- Rattle
- Oboe
- Thug
- Hammer
- Rescue
- Antagonist
- Voyager
- Caretaker
- Nut
- Handle
- Arbor
- Rodney
- Belt
- Orion
- Drill
- Mechanic
- Shaft
- Gabriel
- Fluctuation
- Robotic
- Siren
- Whistle
- Commandment
- Savannah
- Upgrade
- Jazz
- Drone
- Speaking
- Device
- Franchise
- Percussion
- Bait
- Cooper
- Genome
- Drift
- Crash
- Generator
- Bounty
- Repair
- Shuttle
- Barrel
- Drum
- Villain
- Workman
- Zombie
- Reel
- Deck
- Planet
- Pa
- Algorithm
- Flag
Adjective
Wiktionary
RATCHET, noun. A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
RATCHET, noun. A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
RATCHET, noun. A ratchet wrench.
RATCHET, noun. (analogous) A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up.
RATCHET, verb. (transitive) To cause to become incremented or decremented.
RATCHET, verb. (intransitive) To increment or decrement.
RATCHET, adjective. (US) (slang) ghetto (unseemly and indecorous)
RATCHET JACK, noun. A jack raised or lowered by means of a pawl and ratchet operated by a reversing lever
RATCHET UP, verb. (transitive) to increase
RATCHET WHEEL, noun. A toothed wheel either held in position or turned by an engaging detent or pawl.
RATCHET WHEEL, noun. The retaining wheel over the mainspring arbor of a timepiece.
RATCHET WHEELS, noun. Plural of ratchet wheel
RATCHET WRENCH, noun. A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets to engage the head of a bolt or similar.
RATCHET WRENCHES, noun. Plural of ratchet wrench
Dictionary definition
RATCHET, noun. Mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction.
RATCHET, verb. Move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool".
Wise words
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