Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratchet down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
ratch-et -down
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

v

move by degrees in one direction only

Example Sentences

Synonyms

ratchet rachet up

Questions

What does ratchet down mean?
move by degrees in one direction only

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