ratchet

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl
A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc
To cause to become incremented or decremented
A ratchet wrench
To increment or decrement

It's time to ratchet up the intensity level here.

A device that allows you to turn a screw or bolt in one direction and then move the handle of the wrench or screwdriver back, without force, in the opposite direction to prepare for the next stroke, without removing the tool from the screw or bolt
A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc
The anti-reverse device on a spinning reel
a switchblade knife
mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool
A penalty fee charged during off- peak winter months as a result of high electric demand during the summer
See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch
A toothed steel bar or device that is usually placed on the lift hill or other hills on a roller coaster that prevents the train from rolling backwards when the ratchet dog (anti-rollback device) attached under the car engages with the ratchet in the steel bar
A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets
a sofa with movable arms that can be dropped down for sleeping
A claw tooth bar located on the track (most often on the lift hill) into which the anti-rollback device, or ratchet dog engages that will prevent the train from rolling backwards
a device that allows movement in one direction but not the other It has a toothed shaft or wheel on which a pawl rests The pawl is pivoted so that it can move over the teeth of the ratchet in one direction If the pawl or ratchet moves in the reverse direction, the pawl engages the teeth of the ratchet to prevent movement A pawl may also move to and fro to turn a ratchet wheel in one direction
A claw-toothed steel bar running on certain inclines that prevents a train from rolling backwards The ratchet causes the clanking sound associated with the chain lift (also referred to as the anti-rollback device or ratchet dogs) The ratchet itself does not stop the train This is done by a device affixed to the bottom of the car which catches in the ratchet
a toothed wheel adjustment device that prevents backward motion
If a tool or machine ratchets or if you ratchet it, it makes a clicking noise as it operates, because it has a ratchet in it. The rod bent double, the reel shrieked and ratcheted She took up a sheet and ratcheted it into the typewriter
a riding technique in which you pedal in partial strokes in order to clear obsticals
A toothed member for engagement with the pawl
mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
In a tool or machine, a ratchet is a wheel or bar with sloping teeth, which can move only in one direction, because a piece of metal stops the teeth from moving backwards. The chair has a ratchet below it to adjust the height
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl
If you describe a situation as a ratchet, you mean that it is bad and can only become worse. another raising of the ratchet of violence in the conflict. a machine part consisting of a wheel or bar with teeth on it, which allows movement in only one direction (rochet, from rocquet ). ratchet up to increase something by a small amount, especially after a series of increases, or to increase in this way ratchet sth⇔up. Mechanical device that transmits intermittent motion or permits a shaft to rotate in one direction but not in the opposite one. Reversible ratchets are used on socket wrench handles and are convenient for tightening or loosening bolts in positions where a complete revolution of a wrench handle is impossible. They are used in mechanical jacks to lock the jack rod after each successive lift
a ratchet is an arrangement that permits some economic variable, such as investment or advertising, to increase, but prevents that variable from subsequently decreasing
These are the anti rollbacks that prevent the train from moving back down the lift They are known to make loud clanking sounds
move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"
{f} make something increase or decrease in segmented steps
{i} hand tool containing a toothed wheel that can only move in one direction
A ratchet clause sets a minimum billing demand that applies during peak and/or non-peak months It is usually applied as a % of the peak demand for the preceding season or year
ratchet jack
a jack raised or lowered by means of a pawl and ratchet operated by a reversing lever
ratchet wheel
A toothed wheel either held in position or turned by an engaging detent or pawl
ratchet wheel
The retaining wheel over the mainspring arbor of a timepiece
ratchet wrench
A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets to engage the head of a bolt or similar
ratchet wrenches
plural form of ratchet wrench
ratchet up
Increase something by a small amount, especially after a series of increases, or to increase in this way. "Raising the minimum wage would ratchet up real incomes in general."; "The debate will ratchet up a notch on Wednesday when the Commission publishes its report."
ratchet down
If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again. We're trying to ratchet down the administrative costs ratchet up
ratchet effect
The stepped impact of using sales promotion and advertising together p 536
ratchet effect
The constant increase in exploitation due to the fact that positive short-term economic benefits often cannot be counterbalanced by the uncertain predictions of possible deleterious effects
ratchet screw driver
tool that is used to tighten bolts, small hand tool comprised of a hollow bit that grasps a bolt and can be turned in only one direction
ratchet up
If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again. an attempt to ratchet up the pressure He fears inflation will ratchet up as the year ends ratchet down
ratchet up pressure on
increase pressure on, place under greater duress
ratchet wheel
toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever
ratcheted
Simple past of ratchet
ratcheted
past participle of ratchet
ratcheted
{s} increased or decreased in segmented steps
ratcheting
present participle of ratchet
ratcheting
{i} moving slowly, raising or lowering gradually (such as prices)
ratcheting
ratching
ratchets
plural of ratchet
spiral ratchet screwdriver
a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle
ratchet

    الواصلة

    ratch·et

    التركية النطق

    rätçıt

    النطق

    /ratʧət/ /rætʧət/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    [ 'ra-ch&t ] (noun.) 1654. alter. of earlier rochet, from French, alteration of Middle French rocquet ratchet, bobbin, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rocko distaff; more at ROCK.

    الازمنة

    ratchets, ratcheting, ratcheted

    رصف المشتركة

    ratchet up
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