ratchet
11ratchet — ratch|et1 [ˈrætʃıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: rochet, from Old French rocquet point of a spear ] a machine part consisting of a wheel or bar with teeth on it, which allows movement in only one direction ratchet 2 ratchet2 v ratchet up …
12ratchet — I UK [ˈrætʃɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms ratchet : singular ratchet plural ratchets a part of a machine consisting of a wheel or bar with teeth on it. Another metal piece fits into it, allowing it to move in only one direction. II UK… …
13ratchet — /ˈrætʃət / (say rachuht) noun 1. a toothed bar with which a pawl engages. 2. the pawl used with such a device. 3. a mechanism consisting of such a bar or wheel with the pawl. 4. a ratchet wheel. –phrase 5. ratchet up, a. to increase in number,… …
14ratchet — n. & v. n. 1 a set of teeth on the edge of a bar or wheel in which a device engages to ensure motion in one direction only. 2 (in full ratchet wheel) a wheel with a rim so toothed. v. (ratcheted, ratcheting) 1 tr. a provide with a ratchet. b make …
15Ratchet — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Ratchet est un anglicisme fréquemment utilisé pour désigner le cliquet, un type de mécanisme. Ratchet est un personnage de la série de jeux vidéo Ratchet… …
16ratchet — [17] Ratchet was originally acquired, in the form rochet, from French rochet. This was a diminutive form descended ultimately from Frankish *rokko ‘spool’, which is related to English rocket. The notion of having teeth, which is central to the… …
17ratchet — [17] Ratchet was originally acquired, in the form rochet, from French rochet. This was a diminutive form descended ultimately from Frankish *rokko ‘spool’, which is related to English rocket. The notion of having teeth, which is central to the… …
18ratchet — 1. noun /ˈrætʃɪt/ a) A pawl, click or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. b) A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl. 2. verb …
19ratchet up — PHR V ERG If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again. [JOURNALISM] [V P n (not pron)] ...an attempt to ratchet up the pressure on Israel... [V P] He fears inflation… …
20ratchet — noun 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. verb (ratchets, ratcheting, ratcheted) 1》 operate by means of a ratchet. 2》 (ratchet something… …
