ratchet
17
7.1
- noun
- /ˈræʧɪt/
:
trinquete
- You can use a ratchet to tighten the bolts securely without any risk of loosening them again.
- ratchet effect
- ecological ratchet
And the thin filament is like the rack of a ratchet.
- And the thin filament is like the rack of a ratchet.
- I just literally shattered a wrench, ratchet grabber handle tool thing.
- And one of the way what this does is it creates a kind of like anti talent ratchet.
- So that has something to do like some points or some value that's reusable boy what the hooks got a strap and I found a ratchet strap.
Examples
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The bracket system needed to support the weight of the MiniVol requires installation using ratchet straps.
Academic text (2010) -
Both explored the use of ratchet wheels to produce a more useful rotary motion.
Academic text (2003) -
- Hand me that ratchet, will you, Uncle Mike?
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Hand me the ratchet, please.
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Lewis, get me the other ratchet set.
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" Did he ever make any other machines that used this ratchet mechanism? "
Fiction book (1993) -
Your ratchet wheel's shot, and the click spring's not far behind.
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The double ratchet and locking click had an air of authority in the tiny room.
Fiction book (1992) -
And when the weight is free released, the ratchet engages and tries to pull the wheel around.
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Hand me the ratchet.
Synonyms
A wheel with teeth and a catch that lets the wheel move one way only
Antonyms
- Specialized
1
5.6
A device on a bicycle back wheel that lets the wheel turn when you stop pedaling
Compounds
1
5.3
A tool that turns screws one way when you press down, without lifting the tool
- Specialized
1
8.4
A hand tool that turns screws when you press its spiral handle down
How Fine
- Specialized
- Specialized
17
7.1
27
4.8
- Specialized
88
1.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ratchet originally named a small tool with 'teeth' that let a wheel move in only one direction, so the word became the name for the mechanical device that stops backward motion.