Definition of ratchets Ratchets
We found 3 definitions of ratchets from 2 different sources.
Advertising
What does ratchets mean?
Wiktionary 
- ratchets (Noun)
Plural of ratchet.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
NounPlural: ratchets |
||
| ratchet - mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction | ||
| rachet, ratch | ||
| mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles | ||
| ratchet screwdriver, spiral ratchet screwdriver a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle | ||
| detent, pawl, click, dog a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward | ||
Verb |
||
| ratchet - move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool" | ||
| rachet up, ratchet down | ||
| march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on, advance develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary
- ratchet (Noun)
A pawl, click or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel , or ratch, etc. - ratchet (Noun)
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl. - ratchet (Noun)
A ratchet wrench . - ratchet (Noun)
Analogous A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up. - ratchet (Verb)
To cause to become incremented or decremented. - ratchet (Verb)
To increment or decrement.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ratchet (n.)
A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. - ratchet (n.)
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
-
ratchet
A saw-toothed wheel in machinery, as the winch, windlass, &c., in which the paul catches.
