ratchet
/ˈɹæt͡ʃɪt/ verb C2- 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?· It's time to ratchet up the intensity level here.
He/she/it ratchets · Past ratcheted · Past participle ratcheted · -ing form ratcheting
Verb forms
- Base form
- ratchet
- He/she/it
- ratchets
- Past
- ratcheted
- Past participle
- ratcheted
- -ing form
- ratcheting
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