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Ratchet   /rˈætʃət/  /rættʃət/   Listen
Ratchet

verb
1.
Move by degrees in one direction only.  Synonyms: rachet up, ratchet down.



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"Ratchet" Quotes from Famous Books



... it is to be used, and the other pole to the electromagnet in the ordinary way of conductivity of current, which means stretching the wire from one to the other. An armature is arranged so that when a thread is broken or a sliver or a strand of roving, the armature drops into a ratchet wheel; this ratchet wheel is made to revolve by the belt, and whenever it is impeded or stopped in its course it acts upon mechanism which throws the driving belt of the machine upon the loose pulley. Electrical contact is made by a very simple contrivance, and these attachments are ...
— Scientific American Suppl. No. 299 • Various


Words linked to "Ratchet" :   go on, rachet up, detent, click, pawl, advance, progress, mechanical device, move on, pass on, ratchet wheel, march on, dog


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