ratchet

[ rach-it ]

/ ˈrætʃ ɪt /

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noun

a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.

(not in technical use) a pawl or the like used with a ratchet or ratchet wheel.

a mechanism consisting of such a bar or wheel with the pawl.

ratchet wheel.

a steady progression up or down: the upward ratchet of oil prices.

verb (used with or without object)

to move by degrees (often followed by up or down): to ratchet prices up; Interest rates have been ratcheting downward.

Origin of ratchet

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

Definition for ratchet (2 of 2)

ratchet²

[ rach-it ]

/ ˈrætʃ ɪt /

adjective Slang.

flashy, unrefined, etc.; low-class: ratchet girls wearing too much makeup.

exhibiting or affirming low-class traits in a way that is considered authentic: Better to stay a ratchet bitch than become a bougie poser like her.

extremely good; awesome.

Also ratched

[racht] /rætʃt/ .

Origin of ratchet

First recorded in 1990–95; from a dance and genre of hip-hop music originating in Shreveport, Louisiana

OTHER WORDS FROM ratchet

ratch·et·ness, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for ratchet

The machine consists of several pulleys, a length of wire cable, and a rachet mechanism to give leverage.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker
He threw the lever over as far as it would go and advanced the spark lever to the end of the rachet.
The Motor Boys Afloat|Clarence Young
Fig. 21 shows the connections of one automatic burner and two pendant or rachet burners.
Electric Gas Lighting|Norman H. Schneider
There is the creaking of a chain, and the loud tinkle as the check of the capstan falls into the rachet.
Dracula|Bram Stoker

Then a lever clicked over a rachet, then another; and the auto began puffing regularly, and moved slowly out into the street.
Edith and John|Franklin S. Farquhar

British Dictionary definitions for ratchet

ratchet

/ (ˈrætʃɪt) /

noun

a device in which a toothed rack or wheel is engaged by a pawl to permit motion in one direction only

the toothed rack or wheel forming part of such a device

verb

to operate using a ratchet

(usually foll by up or down) to increase or decrease, esp irreversiblyelectricity prices will ratchet up this year; Hitchcock ratchets up the tension once again

Word Origin for ratchet

C17: from French rochet, from Old French rocquet blunt head of a lance, of Germanic origin: compare Old High German rocko distaff

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ratchet
释义	ratchet ¹ [ rach-it ] / ˈrætʃ ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ratchet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a toothed bar with which a pawl engages. (not in technical use) a pawl or the like used with a ratchet or ratchet wheel. a mechanism consisting of such a bar or wheel with the pawl. ratchet wheel. a steady progression up or down: the upward ratchet of oil prices. verb (used with or without object) to move by degrees (often followed by up or down): to ratchet prices up; Interest rates have been ratcheting downward. Origin of ratchet ¹ 1650–60; alteration of French rochet;Middle French rocquet a blunt lance-head <Germanic Definition for ratchet (2 of 2) ratchet² [ rach-it ] / ˈrætʃ ɪt / adjective Slang. flashy, unrefined, etc.; low-class: ratchet girls wearing too much makeup. exhibiting or affirming low-class traits in a way that is considered authentic: Better to stay a ratchet bitch than become a bougie poser like her. extremely good; awesome. Also ratched [racht] /rætʃt/ . Origin of ratchet ² First recorded in 1990–95; from a dance and genre of hip-hop music originating in Shreveport, Louisiana OTHER WORDS FROM ratchet ratch·et·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ratchet The machine consists of several pulleys, a length of wire cable, and a rachet mechanism to give leverage. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology\|John T. Schlebecker He threw the lever over as far as it would go and advanced the spark lever to the end of the rachet. The Motor Boys Afloat\|Clarence Young Fig. 21 shows the connections of one automatic burner and two pendant or rachet burners. Electric Gas Lighting\|Norman H. Schneider There is the creaking of a chain, and the loud tinkle as the check of the capstan falls into the rachet. Dracula\|Bram Stoker Then a lever clicked over a rachet, then another; and the auto began puffing regularly, and moved slowly out into the street. Edith and John\|Franklin S. Farquhar British Dictionary definitions for ratchet ratchet / (ˈrætʃɪt) / noun a device in which a toothed rack or wheel is engaged by a pawl to permit motion in one direction only the toothed rack or wheel forming part of such a device verb to operate using a ratchet (usually foll by up or down) to increase or decrease, esp irreversiblyelectricity prices will ratchet up this year; Hitchcock ratchets up the tension once again Word Origin for ratchet C17: from French rochet, from Old French rocquet blunt head of a lance, of Germanic origin: compare Old High German rocko distaff Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ratchet disk, drum, roller, prong, whirl, gyre, rotation, circulation, pulley, hoop, circumvolution, round, turn, gyration, circuit, twirl, pivot, spin, roll, ring
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ratchet

noun

verb (used with or without object)

Origin of ratchet

Definition for ratchet (2 of 2)

adjective Slang.

Origin of ratchet

OTHER WORDS FROM ratchet

Example sentences from the Web for ratchet

British Dictionary definitions for ratchet

noun

verb

Word Origin for ratchet

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