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rachet

noun

mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction

• Syn: ↑ratchet, ↑ratch

• Derivationally related forms: ↑ratchet (for: ↑ratchet)

• Hypernyms: ↑mechanical device

• Part Holonyms: ↑spiral ratchet screwdriver, ↑ratchet screwdriver

• Part Meronyms: ↑pawl, ↑detent, ↑click, ↑dog, ↑ratchet wheel

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variant of ratchet

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rachet

var. ratchet; obs. f. rochet.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.