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1ratcheted — rætʃɪtɪd adj. increased or decreased in segmented steps ratch·et || rætʃɪt n. hand tool containing a toothed wheel that can only move in one direction v. make something increase or decrease in segmented steps …
2ratcheted — /ˈrætʃətəd/ (say rachuhtuhd) verb 1. past tense and past participle of ratchet (def. 5). –adjective 2. fitted with ratchets …
3ratchet — [[t]ræ̱tʃɪt[/t]] ratchets, ratcheting, ratcheted 1) N COUNT In a tool or machine, a ratchet is a wheel or bar with sloping teeth, which can move only in one direction, because a piece of metal stops the teeth from moving backwards. The chair has… …
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5ratchet up — PHR V ERG If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again. [JOURNALISM] [V P n (not pron)] ...an attempt to ratchet up the pressure on Israel... [V P] He fears inflation… …
6ratchet — I UK [ˈrætʃɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms ratchet : singular ratchet plural ratchets a part of a machine consisting of a wheel or bar with teeth on it. Another metal piece fits into it, allowing it to move in only one direction. II UK… …
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8Snowboard — A snowboard is a thin, hourglass shaped board ridden down a sloped section of earth covered in snow. It is often thought of as the winter equivalent of a wakeboard, as the rider s feet are bound to the board via bindings. Snowboards generally… …
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10Handcuffs — Manacles redirects here. For the rocks off Cornwall, see The Manacles. Hiatt type 2010 handcuffs. Circa 1990s …
