Australian English Meaning of ratchet
ratchet
Other Australian English words related to ratchet
- decline
- Decrease
- diminish
- ebb
- shrink
- taper off
- die (away or down or out)
- dwindle
- ease
- evaporate
- fall
- drift away
- less
- let up
- Lower
- moderate
- pall
- recede
- repel
- remit
- subside
- taper
- vanish
- wane
- weaken
- drain
- drop off
- Phase down
- slowly
- tail (off)
- abate
- alleviate
- compress
- condense
- constrict
- Contract
- De-escalate
- Flag
- give out
- relax
- slacken
- cave (in)
- Fades (away)
- waste
- melt (away)
- peter (out)
Nearest Words of ratchet
- ratchet down => ratchet down
- ratchet screwdriver => Ratchet screwdriver
- ratchet wheel => Ratchet wheel
- rate => rate
- rate of attrition => rate of attrition
- rate of depreciation => depreciation rate
- rate of exchange => Exchange rate
- rate of flow => rate of flow
- rate of growth => Growth rate
- rate of inflation => rate of inflation
Definitions and Meaning of ratchet in English
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.
FAQs About the word ratchet
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
decline,Decrease,diminish,ebb,shrink,taper off,die (away or down or out),dwindle,ease,evaporate
accumulate,balloon,build,enlarge,Escalate,expand,grow,increase,Intensify,mount
ratchel => Rachel, ratch => ratchet, rat-catcher => Rat-catcher, ratbite fever bacterium => Ratbite fever bacterium, ratbite fever => Rat-bite fever,
