nnoun.artifactmechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one directionSynset:rachet ratch
Derivationally Related Form:ratchet
Part Holonyms:ratchet screwdriver spiral ratchet screwdriver
Hypernyms:mechanical device
Inherited Hypernyms:ratchetmechanical devicemechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:click detent dog pawl ratchet wheel
vverb.motionmove by degrees in one direction onlySynset:rachet up ratchet down
Examples:- a ratcheting lopping tool
Derivationally Related Form:ratchet
Hypernyms:advance go on march on move on pass on progress
Inherited Hypernyms:ratchetadvancetravel
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP