ratchet

  1. Noun.  A pawl, click(,) or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
  2. Noun.  A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
  3. Noun.  A ratchet wrench.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To cause to become incremented or decremented.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To increment or decrement.

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