ratchets in English

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.
A ratchet is a mechanical device that restricts movement in one direction and allows movement in the opposite direction.
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
1
operate by means of a ratchet.
The researchers aimed to use the brake to ratchet the propeller in only one direction, by executing a series of chemical reactions between blade and brake.
2
cause something to rise (or fall) as a step in what is perceived as a steady and irreversible process.
the Bank of Japan ratcheted up interest rates again
noun
    ratchrachet

Use "ratchets" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "ratchets" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "ratchets", or refer to the context using the word "ratchets" in the English Dictionary.

1. Joe cranked ratchets; and Tom moved around the garage like a zephyr.

2. Socket wrenches, ring spanners, fork wrenches, combination wrenches, vices, screwdrivers, pliers, ratchets and other control tools therefor

3. Air Compressors have a number of uses such as spray-painting, tyre inflation, and nailing, stapling, sanding, drilling, cutting, grinding and air ratchets

4. Electric and pneumatic tools, namely, hammers, saws, drills, screwdrivers, nut runners, wrenches, ratchets, scalers, grinders, angle grinders, buffers, sanders, polishers, torque wrenches and impact wrenches

5. Metal ratchet and cargo securing pads, namely, ratchets, buckles, hooks, tie-down toggles, anchor points, lifting points, weld-on points and cleats

6. The screwdrivers in this 8 piece Bolstered screwdriver set feature butt end hex bolsters for use with wrenches, nut drivers or even ratchets to develop maximum driving force

7. Amatol Lyrics: Legends with no legend / Ratchets keep flexing / Snatching with no passion / Sell your asses for the fashion / Shit / Shadow on the aspen / I'm kinda like assassin / Check the

8. Becoming the first lady ratchets up the pressure as Obama endures the Secret Service security bubble, has every public utterance and outfit attacked by opponents, gets pilloried as a closet radical, and soldiers on with healthy-food initiatives

9. Wholesaling and retailing of ratchets, Extension pieces for braces for screwtaps, Drill bits, Cutter bars, Breast drills, Adzes (tools), Scythe hammers, Glaziers' diamonds, Caulking irons, Drills, Pin punches, Irons, Not electric, palette knives, Mallets, pen knives, Tweezers, Files, Milling cutters, pruning knives, Secateurs, gardening tools, Hand-operated, Goffering irons, Crowbars

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