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Ratchet Definition

noun

A diva, mostly from urban cities and ghettos, that has reason to believe she is every mans eye candy. Unfortunately, she's wrong.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A mechanism consisting of a pawl that engages the sloping teeth of a wheel or bar, permitting motion in one direction only.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The pawl, wheel, or bar of this mechanism.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A mechanism that consists of a bar or wheel having inclined teeth into which a pawl drops so that motion can be imparted to the wheel or bar, governed, or prevented and that is used in a hand tool (as a wrench or screwdriver) to allow effective motion in one direction only.
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A pawl or detent for holding or propelling a toothed wheel.
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verb-transitive

To cause to increase or decrease by increments: "Some companies . . . may make things worse if they seek to ratchet down their medical expenses by limiting benefits for psychological or psychiatric care” ( Newsweek).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive

To increase or decrease by increments.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb

To cause to move by steps or degrees.
from Free Scrabble Dictionary
To proceed by steps or degrees.
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chatter

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2 letter words with RATCHET

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6 letter words with RATCHET

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hatter

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rachet

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threat

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7 letter words with RATCHET

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chatter

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ratchet

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