- ratchet down
- verbmove by degrees in one direction only-
a ratcheting lopping tool
• Verb Frames:-Something is ——ing PP
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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ratchet down — PHR V ERG If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again. [mainly JOURNALISM] [V P n (not pron)] We re trying to ratchet down the administrative costs... He fears… … English dictionary
ratchet — ▪ I. ratchet ratch‧et 1 [ˈrætʆt] noun [countable] FINANCE an arrangement in which the value of someone s share in a company depends on how well the company performs. This is often done where company managers own a share in the company: • A… … Financial and business terms
ratchet sth down — UK US ratchet sth down Phrasal Verb with ratchet({{}}/ˈrætʃɪt/ verb ► to reduce something in controlled stages over a period of time: »The state plans to ratchet down greenhouse gas emissions by 25% within the next 10 years … Financial and business terms
ratchet — [[t]ræ̱tʃɪt[/t]] ratchets, ratcheting, ratcheted 1) N COUNT In a tool or machine, a ratchet is a wheel or bar with sloping teeth, which can move only in one direction, because a piece of metal stops the teeth from moving backwards. The chair has… … English dictionary
ratchet — I. noun also rachet Etymology: alteration of earlier rochet, from French, alteration of Middle French rocquet ratchet, bobbin, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rocko distaff more at rock Date: 1654 1. a mechanism that consists of a bar … New Collegiate Dictionary
ratchet up — PHR V ERG If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again. [JOURNALISM] [V P n (not pron)] ...an attempt to ratchet up the pressure on Israel... [V P] He fears inflation… … English dictionary
Ratchet (Transformers) — Ratchet is the name of several characters in the Transformers universes. The name Ratchet is almost always portrayed as an Autobot medic who turns into an ambulance. Ratchet is sometimes referred to as Autobot Ratchet or Rescue Ratchet in the toy … Wikipedia
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando — North American box art Developer(s) Insomniac Games Publisher(s) Son … Wikipedia
ratchet — ► NOUN ▪ a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only. ► VERB (ratcheted, ratcheting) 1) operate by means of a ratchet. 2) (ratchet up/down) cause… … English terms dictionary
ratchet — [rach′it] n. [earlier rochet < Fr, lance head, distaff < It rocchetto, bobbin, spindle, dim. of rocca, distaff < Goth * rukka, akin to OHG roccho, spindle, distaff < IE base * ruk(k) , spun yarn] 1. a toothed wheel (in full ratchet… … English World dictionary
