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Meanings of rachet up in English

Move by degrees in one direction only.

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Examples for "ratchet"
Examples for "ratchet"
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And I wanted to ratchet that up 10 times for Green Room.
The Guardian
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This summit is about persuading other countries to ratchet up their ambition.
The Guardian
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The ratchet of the wheel clacked, and the hurried ticking was loud.
The Price of Love
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Instead, she's managed to ratchet up the already lofty expectations even further.
Ebony
5
You could deliberately ratchet up your privacy settings, but most students didn't.
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It might even mean that the Democrats would ratchet down their spite as well.
The Guardian
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But it will force Wall Street analysts to " ratchet down" their profit expectations.
Reuters
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The assumption had been these border restrictions would begin to ratchet down sooner rather than later.
News.com.au
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When asked in surveys to rank our driving skill most will ratchet down their ego to "average to good".
The Irish Times
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A senior US State Department official said the speech "provides a basis for both sides to ratchet down the tension".
The Irish Times
Usage of rachet up in English
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Because of that hideous smile, Matthew felt the danger in the room rachet up, like a bowstring tightening to loose an evil arrow.
Mister Slaughter
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Siptu, the union representing the drivers, said the action by the company appeared to show it was attempting to " rachet up" the dispute.
The Irish Times
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But on Ukraine he started to tiptoe towards the US as Britain racheted up its response to Russia.
The Guardian
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has no plans to go anywhere, despite Donald Trump racheting up his criticism of the former Senator.
Radio NZ
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Australian director Natalie Erika James rachets up the tension in an extraordinarily accomplished feature film debut, from a screenplay by James and Christian White.
News.com.au
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