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RACHET UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move by degrees in one direction only

Example:

a ratcheting lopping tool

Synonyms:

rachet up; ratchet; ratchet down

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "rachet up" 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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