ratchet (Meaning)
ratchet (n)
mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
ratchet (v)
move by degrees in one direction only
ratchet (n.)
A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See wheel, below, and 2d Ratch.
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ratchet Sentence Examples
- He tightened the bolt using a ratchet wrench, ensuring a secure grip.
- The old padlock had a rusty ratchet mechanism that hindered its smooth operation.
- The Ratchet Nebula, a cosmic wonder, resembles a gear turning in space.
- The tension buckle on the backpack employed a ratchet system for effortless adjustment.
- The rifle's bolt action utilized a ratchet to extract and load ammunition quickly.
- The winch incorporated a ratchet to prevent the rope from unwinding without control.
- The ratchet effect created by the crossbars in a ladder made it difficult to climb.
- The sound of a ratchet wrench clicking echoed through the workshop.
- The Ratchet and Clank video game series featured a character named Ratchet, known for his use of a wrench.
- The ratchet teeth on the pulley allowed it to rotate in one direction only.
FAQs About the word ratchet
mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction, move by degrees in one direction only
diminish, shrink, ebb, taper off, die (away or down or out), decline,decrease, let up, pall, weaken
increase, enlarge, pick up, soar, pick up, swell, snowball, enlarge, balloon, expand
He tightened the bolt using a ratchet wrench, ensuring a secure grip.
The old padlock had a rusty ratchet mechanism that hindered its smooth operation.
The Ratchet Nebula, a cosmic wonder, resembles a gear turning in space.
The tension buckle on the backpack employed a ratchet system for effortless adjustment.
