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. 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.

2. Alex Irvine:

   ¨In a battle between resources and ingenuity, never underestimate ingenuity¨ -Ratchet

3. Evan Armstrong:

   The more you ratchet down (delivery) time frames, the less margin you have for error.

4. Elena Kagan:

   You want to ratchet that down, isn't that interfering with decisional independence?

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.