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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 only
Familiarity information: RATCHET DOWN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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