Look up: ratchet

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   ratchet
   [n] - mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction 2. [v] - move by degrees in one direction only, as of toothed wheels
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   ratchet
   a generic term used to describe certain tool movements, such as the cone-to-slip engagement on permanent packers or plugs.
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   ratchet
   a generic term used to describe certain tool movements, such as the cone-to-slip engagement on permanent packers or plugs.
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   ratchet
   a mechanism consisting of a ratchet wheel(or of a rack)and a pawl.It is used to drive or to stop another mechanism Category: Mechanical engineering • Toothed wheel or rack capable of movement in one direction only.Movement in the other direction being prevented by a pawl. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a wheel with a toothed edge f...
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   Ratchet
   Ratch'et (-ĕt) noun [ Properly a diminutive from the same word as rack : confer French rochet . See 2d Ratch , Rack the instrument.] 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. See Ratchet wheel , below, and 2d Ratch . Rat ...
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   ratchet
   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. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch. Ratchet brace, a circular wheel having teeth, usually angular, with which a reciprocating pawl engages to turn the wheel forward, or a stationary pawl to ho ...
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   ratchet
   rachet noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
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   Ratchet
   A `ratchet` may refer to: * ratchet (device), a mechanical device for controlling rotational motion * socket wrench, a tool that makes use of the above mechanical device * ratchet (instrument), a music instrument * Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank), a fictional character from the `Ratchet & Clank` video game series * Ratchet (Robots), a fictional character and the villain in the animation film `Robots` * Ratchet (Transformers), a Transformers toy and fic...
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   Ratchet
   • (n.) A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. • (n.) A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch.
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    ratchet
    mechanical device that transmits intermittent rotary motion or permits a shaft to rotate in one direction but not in the opposite one. In the the ...
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    ratchet
    `Bonus` and/or `malus` agreement, where depending whether the enterprise achieves its targets, equity holdings can be purchased at preferential terms by the seller (`bonus`) or buyer (`malus`).…
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    Ratchet
    A toothed wheel placed at the end of cloth and warp beams which is held by a pawl to keep the beam from rotating.
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