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Definition of ratchet verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ratchet

verb

NAmE//ˈrætʃət//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ratchet

he / she / it ratchets

past simple ratcheted

-ing form ratcheting

Phrasal Verbsratchet up

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