Ratchet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
  2. (not in technical use) a pawl or the like used with a ratchet or ratchet wheel.
  3. a mechanism consisting of such a bar or wheel with the pawl.
  4. ratchet wheel.
  5. a steady progression up or down: the upward ratchet of oil prices.
verb (used with or without object)
  1. to move by degrees (often followed by up or down): to ratchet prices up; Interest rates have been ratcheting downward.
adjective Slang.
  1. flashy, unrefined, etc.; low-class: ratchet girls wearing too much makeup.
  2. exhibiting or affirming low-class traits in a way that is considered authentic: Better to stay a ratchet bitch than become a bougie poser like her.
  3. extremely good; awesome.
noun
  1. a device in which a toothed rack or wheel is engaged by a pawl to permit motion in one direction only
  2. the toothed rack or wheel forming part of such a device
verb
  1. to operate using a ratchet
  2. to increase or decrease, esp irreversibly
Ratchet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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