Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "ratchet" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

repair shop

Derived Terms

Brownian ratchet Feynman-Smoluchowski ratchet Muller's ratchet full ratchet microratchet nonratchetingratchet up ratchet coupling ratchet drill ratchet effect ratchet jack ratchet jaw ratchet lever ratchet punch ratchet wrench ratcheting toadlet ratchetlike ratchetness ratchety thermoratchet unratcheted

Etymologically Related To

wretched

Context

slang us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

advance go on march on mechanical device move on pass on progress

Type Of (IsA)

mechanical device tool

Manner Of

advance

Part Of

spiral ratchet screwdriver

Related Terms

click detent ghetto indecorous pawl procedure ratch ratchet wheel ratchet wrench regulation unseemly

Synonym Network

socket wrench

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.