Word Games Pro Dictionary
ratchet
noun
verb
mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
Quick reference
Word Facts
Listen
Audio Pronunciation
Audio pronunciation is unavailable for this word.
Meaning
Definitions
noun
mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
verb
move by degrees in one direction only
“a ratcheting lopping tool”
In context
Example Sentences
a ratcheting lopping tool
Similar words