Simplified Chinese Meaning of pawl

Other Simplified Chinese words related to 爪

Definitions and Meaning of pawl in English

Wordnet

pawl (n)

a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

Webster

pawl (n.)

A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel.

Webster

pawl (v. t.)

To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.

FAQs About the word pawl

a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backwardA pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a

灵柩,棺材,墓,啤酒,盒子,石棺,坛,保险库,乱葬,停尸房

积累,出现,气球,建筑,放大,升级,扩张,成长,增加,加剧

pawky => 狡猾的, pawk => 爪子, pawing => 刨挖, pawer => 动力, pawed => 爪子的,