What is another word for ratchet?
62 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹ_ˈa_tʃ_ɪ_t], [ ɹˈat͡ʃɪt], [ ɹˈatʃɪt]Table of Contents
Similar words for ratchet:- Rachet Up (noun)
- bobbin (noun)
- catch (noun)
- cog (noun)
- rachet (noun)
- ratch (noun)
- ratchet (noun)
- spool (noun)
- wheel (noun)
- other synonyms
- check
Definition for Ratchet:
- A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch.
Synonyms for Ratchet:
n.
•Rachet Up (noun) •bobbin (noun) •catch (noun) •cog (noun)- fangs,
- rack,
- tooth,
- tine,
- cogwheels,
- gear,
- ratchets,
- differentials,
- fang,
- tusk,
- pinions,
- prong,
- transmission,
- pinion,
- differential.
Other synonyms:
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- jack.
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Antonyms for Ratchet:
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Ratchet Sentence Examples:
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A pawl is a sort of catch that fits into a ratchet wheel and pushes it around, or it may be used as a catch to prevent the backward motion of a windlass or the wheel on a derrick.
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Another remarkable feature in these early gears is the use of ratchet - shaped teeth, sometimes even twisted helically so that the gears resemble worms intermeshing on parallel axles.
Homophones for Ratchet:
- roadstead, redcoat, redact, red dogwood, reduced, red-coated, rededicate, ridged, riot act, roadside, radio set, rotgut, reductio, readjust, ready-cooked, road test.