1. mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction; [syn: ratchet, rachet, ratch]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rachet
n 1: mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack
engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one
direction [syn: ratchet, rachet, ratch]