How to pronounce“ratchet”in English
verbmade in the near future to do that the risks are tremendous uh Putin I think is engaged in a war of nerds at this point we will wrap it up ratchet up detention
ratchet it down in the hopes that that will lead to some concessions on the western side and on the part of Ukraine Putin has said that the Russian Duma has
backed a resolution to recognize the rebel controlled areas of eastern Ukraine as independent do you think that that is going to happen I mean wouldn't
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Definitions of “ratchet”
A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
To increment or decrement; especially, to offer controlled motion that can increment while resisting decrement, or vice versa.
“This holddown ratchets, which allows the person loading the trailer to cinch down the straps.”
To cause (something) to become incremented or decremented.
“Get this holddown into position, but don't start ratcheting it yet. When I say go, you start ratcheting it, OK?”
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