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Ratcheting

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is ratcheted. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A conjurers' trick of bending an object back and forth to induce metal fatigue, so that it can be broken later by rubbing it. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ratchet form-of, gerund, participle, present

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