DEFINITION OF RATCHET-ratch·et ˈraCHit/Submit noun 1. a - TopicsExpress



          

DEFINITION OF RATCHET-ratch·et ˈraCHit/Submit noun 1. a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only. 2. a situation or process that is perceived to be deteriorating or changing steadily in a series of irreversible steps. a one-way ratchet of expanding entitlements verb verb: ratchet; 3rd person present: ratchets; past tense: ratcheted; past participle: ratcheted; gerund or present participle: ratcheting 1. operate by means of a ratchet. 2. cause something to rise (or fall) as a step in what is perceived as a steady and irreversible process.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 03:00:27 +0000

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