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adj. wild, crazy, out of control. "These girls out here are so ratchet; they will do anything for money." 2. n. slang for a gun derived from using the word "tool" for a gun. "I had to pull out the ratchet when those fools was actin’ up."Â
unattractive, unappealing, rude, broken
An unaccepted invitation that will be taken up at a later date.
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A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel.
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A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch.
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A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine.
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A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
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A click or pawl for driving a ratchet wheel.
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A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel.
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A ratchet movement in a loom.
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A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or click works.
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