ratchetlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.

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Meanings

adjectiveratchetlike (comparative more ratchetlike, superlative most ratchetlike)

comparative more ratchetlike · superlative most ratchetlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.

    Tiny upward-facing hairs on the lower portion of the awns have a ratchetlike function, preventing the awns from backsliding once they’ve moved.

    2007 May 15, Henry Fountain, “How a Vast Ice Sheet Put the Squeeze on Earth (and Its Gravity)”, in New York Times

Origin

From ratchet + -like.

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APA

ratchetlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratchetlike

MLA

“ratchetlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratchetlike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ratchetlike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratchetlike.

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