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nounmechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one directiontype of:
Definition that contains ratch
- dog a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- key vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- prick a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- scratch a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- click a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- slit a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- claw scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
- scrape scratch repeatedly
- dent a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- notch a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface