n. | 1. | A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. | |||||||||
2. | A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See
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Verb | 1. | ratchet - move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool" Synonyms: rachet up, ratchet down |