click
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8.2
- noun
- /klɪk/
- Specialized
:
traba
- The double ratchet and locking click had an air of authority in the tiny room.
Examples
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The mechanic showed us how the click of the ratchet ensured the wheel would not move backward.
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Pushing the insert and body together results in a positive click that signals the coupling is secure.
Academic text (1996) -
Wayne goes to Tom's cell door and pulls it shut with a click.
Fiction book (1998) -
Gratefully, he heard the click of a latch snapping into place.
Fiction book (2001) -
It has an actual wooden spring that clicks into little notches.
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I could hear the distinct click as the catch engaged with the notch in the mechanism.
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With each click, the device smoothly advanced to the next setting without any resistance.
Synonyms
14
9.9
A small metal part that fits into a wheel to let it move one way
1
9.9
A small piece that holds a part in a notch and makes a click
A small metal lever that fits into a gear notch to stop backward movement and let forward movement
Compounds
3
1.6
An action of pressing and releasing a mouse button once to choose or open something
1
7.6
A beetle that snaps its body to flip into the air and make a quick clicking sound
Surface Forms
Etymology
Click for a ratchet catch comes from the small 'click' sound the catch makes when it fits into a notch. So the click is the moment or part that stops the wheel from moving backward.