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RATCHET DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ratchet down mean? 

RATCHET DOWN (verb)
  The verb RATCHET DOWN has 1 sense:

1. move by degrees in one direction onlyplay

  Familiarity information: RATCHET DOWN used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RATCHET DOWN (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Move by degrees in one direction only

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

rachet up; ratchet; ratchet down

Context example:

a ratcheting lopping tool

Hypernyms (to "ratchet down" is one way to...):

advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP


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