We need to ratchet up the pressure. We can't let it simply subside.
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Ratchet
/ˈɹæt͡ʃɪt/
Synonyms for "ratchet" (47 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (14)
Noun(9 words)
gradualincreaseincrementalintensifyload securing strapmechanicalmoveone direction mechanismone way device
Related words (23)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
20 entriesadvanceconceptual descriptordeviceengineering termescalationgo onincreaseinformal descriptorload securing devicemarch onmechanical actionmechanical devicemechanismmetaphorical adjectivemove onpass on
Showing 16 of 20 words.
More specific
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Collocations
13 entriesratchet aestheticsratchet behaviorratchet cultureratchet effectratchet fashionratchet handleratchet mechanismratchet stereotyperatchet strapratchet styleratchet upratchet wheelratchet wrench
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- cadell noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
- trinquet noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
Dutch
1 entries- pal noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
Finnish
1 entries- räikkä noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
French
1 entries- rochet noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
German
1 entries- Sperrklinke noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
Hebrew
1 entries- רַעֲשָׁן noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
Italian
2 entries- cricchetto noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
- nottolino noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
Persian
1 entries- ضامن چرخ دنده noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
Polish
1 entries- zapadka noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
Spanish
4 entries- linguete noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
- matraca noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
- pal noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
- trinquete noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
Swedish
1 entries- spärrhake noun (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Handcuffs are none other than a ratchet mechanism.
Source: tatoeba (9923414)
Yanni used a small ratchet to tighten the bolt.
Source: tatoeba (10011527)
Yanni turned the ratchet to loosen the bolt.
Source: tatoeba (10011531)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.