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RATCHET SCREWDRIVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ratchet screwdriver mean?
• RATCHET SCREWDRIVER (noun)
The noun RATCHET SCREWDRIVER has 1 sense:
1. a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle
Familiarity information: RATCHET SCREWDRIVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ratchet screwdriver; spiral ratchet screwdriver
Hypernyms ("ratchet screwdriver" is a kind of...):
screwdriver (a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw)
Meronyms (parts of "ratchet screwdriver"):
rachet; ratch; ratchet (mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction)
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