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Intransitive verb. back-formation from raught, after English caught : catch. Noun (3) German ratsche, rätsche clapper, rattle, ratchet, from ratschen, rätschen to rattle, from Middle High German ratzen; akin to Middle High German razzeln to rattle.
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Ratched Definition. Simple past tense and past participle of ratch.
From them I learned the following things about ratchet. What does 'ratchet' mean, and how is it pronounced? Ratchet [is] used to describe someone means nasty, ghetto or trifling. —Janet. Ratchet also means a situation or process that is perceived to be deteriorating or changing steadily in a series of irreversible steps.
Harsh, strict, controlling, manipulative, authoritative. Definitions Related words Mentions History. We found 5 dictionaries that define the word ratched : General (4 matching dictionaries) ratched: Merriam-Webster.com. Ratched, ratched: Wordnik. ratched: Wiktionary. Ratched (TV series), Ratched: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
RATCHETING meaning: ratcheting costs, levels, etc. are increasing: . Learn more.
What does the verb ratch mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb ratch. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in northern English regional dialect, northern Scottish English, and U.S. English. See meaning & use. How common is the verb ratch?
Ratched translation in English - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'ratchet down, rate, rather, ratchet up', examples, definition, conjugation.