Definitions for ratchet

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ratchet ratch·et

Spelling: [rach-it]

IPA: /ˈrætʃ ɪt/

Ratchet is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 200 anagrams from letters in ratchet (acehrtt).

Definitions for ratchet

noun

1. a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
2. (not in technical use) a pawl or the like used with a ratchet or ratchet wheel.
3. a mechanism consisting of such a bar or wheel with the pawl.
4. ratchet wheel.
5. a steady progression up or down:

adjective

1. flashy, unrefined, etc.; low-class:
2. exhibiting or affirming low-class traits in a way that is considered authentic:
3. extremely good; awesome.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to move by degrees (often followed by up or down):

Origin of ratchet

1650-60; alteration of French rochet; Middle French rocquet a blunt lance-head Germanic

Examples for ratchet

Sean Hannity versus Michael Savage—these two conservative radio hosts have recently ratchet up their rivalry.

A ratchet prevents the arbor from being turned backwards by the spring.

“Pour It Up” exists in a magical, ratchet room of requirement.

Every message, action and gesture seems calculated to ratchet up the anxiety of those who are listening.

Dancers are suspended in midair like the cast of a ratchet Cirque du Soleil performance.

The ratchet wheel and pawl shown in fig. 48 are part of the lubricator.

The driving-wheel is assumed to be on the further side of the ratchet.

You should ratchet up the sanction and make it clear to Iran that they won't get away with it.

I set my ratchet scales against the sides, and nothing can dislodge me.

We think a ratchet wheel should not be employed with equidistant pallets.