rachet up

1. 1.

   move by degrees in one direction only

   “a ratcheting lopping tool”

   Synonymsratchetratchet down

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Questions about rachet up

What does rachet up mean?

rachet up means "move by degrees in one direction only".

What is another word for rachet up?

Close synonyms include ratchet, ratchet down. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rachet up a common word?

rachet up is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.