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Ratchet

//ˈɹæt͡ʃɪt// adj, noun, verb, slang

Adjective

1
Ghetto; unseemly, indecorous. US, derogatory, slang
"The one thing that always accompanies Miley's ratchet look (along with the gang signs) is the tongue, which is sort of like saying this persona that she has adopted is some sort of gonzo idiot who can't keep its tongue in her head."

Noun

1
A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
2
A person, usually a female, who acts or behaves in a ghetto, unseemly, or indecorous way or manner. US, derogatory, slang
"I love it when jaboons let their jibbering get them in 5 times as much trouble as they're already in. Let's see if this ratchet can keep her dick trap shut in court."
3
mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction wordnet
4
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
5
A ratchet wrench.

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6
A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up. broadly
"The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty."
7
A mechanism for generating a new unique key for each message by moving forward in a sequence.
8
A noisemaker or musical instrument where sound is generated by a board striking against a rotating gear.
"Ahead of them a group of mandibulous sales men had set up their combustion cups and incendiary ratchets to demonstrate their wares to whatever officers might come by."
9
Ellipsis of full ratchet. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Verb

1
To increment or decrement; especially, to offer controlled motion that can increment while resisting decrement, or vice versa. intransitive
"This holddown ratchets, which allows the person loading the trailer to cinch down the straps."
2
move by degrees in one direction only wordnet
3
To cause (something) to become incremented or decremented. transitive
"Get this holddown into position, but don't start ratcheting it yet. When I say go, you start ratcheting it, OK?"

Etymology 1

From French rochet (“bobbin, spindle, ratchet”), from Italian rocchetto (“spool, ratchet”).

Etymology 2

From French rochet (“bobbin, spindle, ratchet”), from Italian rocchetto (“spool, ratchet”).

Etymology 3

Possibly a variant (representing a Southern or specifically Louisianan pronunciation) of wretched. Compare rasslin' for wrestling.

Etymology 4

Possibly a variant (representing a Southern or specifically Louisianan pronunciation) of wretched. Compare rasslin' for wrestling.

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