ratch

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noun

A ratchet wheel.

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ratchetrachet
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Meanings

ratch1

nounratch (plural ratches)

plural ratches

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rach.

ratch2

nounratch (plural ratches)

plural ratches

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rotche.

ratch3

nounratch (plural ratches)

plural ratches

  1. A ratchet wheel.
  2. A white mark on a horse's face.
verbratch (third-person singular simple present ratches, present participle ratching, simple past and past participle ratched)

present singular third person ratches · participle present ratching · participle past ratched · past ratched

  1. transitiveTo stretch.
  2. transitiveTo streak.
  3. intransitiveTo sail by tacks.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
ratchetrachet
Broader
mechanical device
Also see
ratchetratchet wheel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

charttrach
Cite this entry
APA

ratch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratch

MLA

“ratch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ratch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratch.

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