ratchet handle

  • 1ratchet handle — A ratchet tool …

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  • 2handle — [1] The reaction of a vehicle under a particular circumstance, especially regarding cornering, roadholding, and maneuvring. [2] to deal with or to cope with (e.g., the tires can handle 50 psi means the tires can withstand pressure up to 50 psi).… …

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  • 3Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando — North American box art Developer(s) Insomniac Games Publisher(s) Son …

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  • 4Ratchet — Ratch et ( [e^]t), n. [Properly a diminutive from the same word as rack: cf. F. rochet. See 2d {Ratch}, {Rack} the instrument.] 1. A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A mechanism… …

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  • 5Ratchet brace — Ratchet Ratch et ( [e^]t), n. [Properly a diminutive from the same word as rack: cf. F. rochet. See 2d {Ratch}, {Rack} the instrument.] 1. A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …

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  • 6Ratchet drill — Ratchet Ratch et ( [e^]t), n. [Properly a diminutive from the same word as rack: cf. F. rochet. See 2d {Ratch}, {Rack} the instrument.] 1. A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …

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  • 7Ratchet wheel — Ratchet Ratch et ( [e^]t), n. [Properly a diminutive from the same word as rack: cf. F. rochet. See 2d {Ratch}, {Rack} the instrument.] 1. A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …

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  • 8ratchet screwdriver — noun a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle • Syn: ↑spiral ratchet screwdriver • Hypernyms: ↑screwdriver • Part Meronyms:… …

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  • 9ratchet — /rach it/, n. 1. a toothed bar with which a pawl engages. 2. (not in technical use) a pawl or the like used with a ratchet or ratchet wheel. 3. a mechanism consisting of such a bar or wheel with the pawl. 4. See ratchet wheel. 5. a steady… …

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  • 10Ratchet (instrument) — A ratchet, also called a noisemaker (or, when used in Judaism, a gragger or ra ashan ), is an orchestral musical instrument played by percussionists. Operating on the principle of the ratchet device, a gearwheel and a stiff board is mounted on a… …

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