ratchet

Meaning

Noun

1. A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
2. A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
3. A ratchet wrench.
4. A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up.
5. A noisemaker or musical instrument where sound is generated by a board striking against a rotating gear.
6. Ellipsis of full ratchet.

Verb

1. To cause to become incremented or decremented.
2. To increment or decrement.

Adj

Ghetto; unseemly, indecorous.

Synonyms

rachet

pawl

ratch

toothed wheel

ratchet down

rachet up

click

get around

hoop

mill

noisemaker

ratchet wheel

ratchet wrench

revolve

ring

💍

roller

rotate

run

safety catch

spin

sprocket

swirl

trigger

troll

🧌

tumble

turn

twiddle

twirl

wheel

🛞

whirl

whirlpool

mill about

whirl around

notch wheel

ratchet effect

locking device

paw wheel

click pulley

catch

buss toy

clew

clue

cog

cogwheel

detent

gear

⚙️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹæt͡ʃɪt/

Etymology

From French rochet (“bobbin, spindle, ratchet”), from Italian rocchetto (“spool, ratchet”).