Overview of noun ratchet

The noun ratchet has 1 sense

• ratchet, rachet, ratch -- (mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction)

Overview of verb ratchet

The verb ratchet has 1 sense

• ratchet, rachet up, ratchet down -- (move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool")