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ratchet down

verb

move by degrees in one direction only

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a ratcheting lopping tool

• Syn: ↑ratchet, ↑rachet up

• Derivationally related forms: ↑ratchet (for: ↑ratchet)

• Hypernyms: ↑advance, ↑progress, ↑pass on, ↑move on, ↑march on, ↑go on

• Verb Frames:

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Something is ——ing PP

Useful english dictionary. 2012.