Synonyms for ratchet
ˈrætʃ ɪtratch·et

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1. ratchet, rachet, ratchverb

   mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction

   Synonyms:
   ratch, rachet

2. ratchet, rachet up, ratchet downverb

   move by degrees in one direction only

   "a ratcheting lopping tool"

   Synonyms:
   rachet up, ratchet down

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1. skank

   slang synonym for skank

   that "ratchet" has been with every homie on the block- twice.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 24, 2020  

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1. ratchetnoun

   Synonyms:
   click, catch, detent, pawl

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1. List of paraphrases for "ratchet":

   pawl, cliquet, wrench

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1. Sam Bullard:

   No doubt it will be a challenging few months as the vaccines struggle to get distributed and lockdowns remain in place, however, as COVID gets under control, we expect growth to ratchet higher, running at around a 7% pace in the second half of the year.

2. President Barack Obama:

   The notion that we can simply ratchet up sanctions further and further and further and then ultimately Putin changes his mind, I think is a miscalculation.

3. Bonnie Glaser:

   If tensions ratchet up between the United States and North Korea, then China will end up in the middle, being seen as working closely with the country which is the problem, not giving up its nuclear weapons.

4. John Thune:

   We're going to hear from Zelensky again tomorrow and I'm sure he'll make an ask to ratchet up the level of assistance we're providing, to include the MiGs.

5. Jeremy Hunt:

   We are very concerned: we don't think either side wants a war, but we are very concerned that we could get into an accidental war and we are doing everything we can to ratchet things down.