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Meanings of ratchet in English

Russian
храповой механизм
Catalan
trinquet
Spanish
trinquete
Wikidata

Mechanical device that allows continuous linear or rotary motion in only one direction.

        храповой механизм
        Portuguese
        matraca
        Catalan
        trinquet

        Mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction.

              matraca

              Move by degrees in one direction only.

                    Slang term in hip hop.

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                          Usage of ratchet in English
                          1
                          And I wanted to ratchet that up 10 times for Green Room.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          This summit is about persuading other countries to ratchet up their ambition.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          The ratchet of the wheel clacked, and the hurried ticking was loud.
                          The Price of Love
                          4
                          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.
                          The facebook effect: the inside story of the company that is con...
                          6
                          She spoke quietly, but Oliver felt the tension ratchet up a notch.
                          O+F
                          7
                          You remember, boys, we've got a ratchet brace there, and several bits.
                          The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island
                          8
                          Like I was Suzanne's thick-necked boyfriend, the same ratchet of righteous anger.
                          The Girls
                          9
                          An odd sound emerged from his mouth, rather like a stuck ratchet.
                          Faerie Wars
                          10
                          Tensions between Israel and Iran have continued to ratchet up in recent days.
                          The Guardian
                          11
                          Governments were given the five-year grace period to ratchet up their national goals.
                          The Guardian
                          12
                          She warned that the vote on Thursday would ratchet up pressure on Ireland.
                          The Irish Times
                          13
                          The latest deal will immediately ratchet up the pressure on competitors.
                          Reuters
                          14
                          That looks like a way to ratchet up political pressure on the seller.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          So I gotta make sure he doesn't bring home nothing ratchet.
                          Ebony
                          16
                          The rational solution is to ratchet up the level of enforcement.
                          Reuters
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                          Translations for ratchet
                          Catalan
                          trinquet
                          Portuguese
                          matraca
                          Ratchet through the time
                          Ratchet across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Less common