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Definitions of ratchet in various dictionaries:
noun - mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
verb - move by degrees in one direction only
A mechanism consisting of a pawl that engages the sloping teeth of a wheel or bar, permitting motion in one direction only.
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| (Jon of the Clue Crew is in his workshop tightening a bolt in a piece of wood.) This mechanism increases tension without the risk of slipping back; it's also an idiom for turning up the pressure on someone |
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| a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only. |
| 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 |
| A mechanism consisting of a pawl that engages the sloping teeth of a wheel or bar, permitting motion in one direction only. |
| The pawl, wheel, or bar of this mechanism. |
| To cause to increase or decrease by increments: "Some companies . . . may make things worse if they seek to ratchet down their medical expenses by limiting benefits for psychological or psychiatric care ( Newsweek). |
| To increase or decrease by increments. |
| a part of a machine that allows movement in one direction only. It is usually a wheel with teeth-like parts that either slide over or lock against the free end of a bar. |
| to change an activity, amount, or feeling by degrees: |
| an arrangement by which managers are given increasing numbers of shares in a company in relation to increases in its profits or success: |
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