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Verb
/ˈraCHit/,
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ratchets, plural;
  1. Operate by means of a ratchet

  2. Cause something to rise (or fall) as a step in what is perceived as a steady and irreversible process
    • - the Bank of Japan ratcheted up interest rates again
  3. Make a sound like a ratchet

Noun
  1. A device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only

  2. A bar or wheel that has such a set of teeth

  3. A situation or process that is perceived to be deteriorating or changing steadily in a series of irreversible steps
    • - a one-way ratchet of expanding entitlements
  1. mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
  2. move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"
  3. A ratchet is a device that allows continuous linear or rotary motion in only one direction while preventing motion in the opposite direction. The term is also commonly used to refer to a socket wrench, which employs an internal ratchet mechanism.
  4. A ratchet, also called a noisemaker (or, when used in Judaism, a gragger (etymologically from גראַגער) or ra'ashan (רעשן)), is an orchestral musical instrument played by percussionists. ...
  5. The following is a list of characters that appear in the 2005 film Robots.
  6. Ratchet is the name of several characters in the Transformers universes. According to the original creator of the Transformers names, Bob Budiansky, Ratchet was named after the character of Nurse Ratched from the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. ...
  7. This is a list of characters from the Ratchet & Clank video game series. Ratchet & Clank is a series of platform video games developed by Insomniac Games (with the exception of '' and Secret Agent Clank'', which were developed by High Impact Games). ...
  8. (Ratchets) In Welsh mythology and folklore, Cŵn Annwn ("hounds of Annwn") were the spectral hounds of Annwn, the otherworld of Welsh myth. They were associated with a form of the Wild Hunt, presided over by Gwynn ap Nudd (rather than Arawn, king of Annwn in the First Branch of the Mabinogi). ...
  9. A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc; A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl; A ratchet wrench; To cause to become incremented or decremented; To increment or decrement
  10. (Ratchets) In some cases, Billed Demand will be greater than Measured Demand x Multiplier. This is a result of certain minimum Billed Demand charges called Ratchets. Not all commercial rates are subject to Ratchets. ...
  11. (Ratchets) This is a structure that determines the eventual equity allocation between groups of shareholders. A ratchet enables a management team to increase its share of equity in a company if the company is performing well. ...
  12. To rotate your crankset halfway to avoid striking your pedal on a rock, log, etc.
  13. A mechanism which will rotate freely ("freewheel") in one direction, but either will not turn the other way, or will drive some other part when turned the other way. ...
  14. A claw tooth bar located on the track (most often on the lift hill) into which the anti-rollback device, or ratchet dog engages that will prevent the train from rolling backwards.
  15. A feature of a special wrench which allows you to turn the handle in one direction to tighten a nut or bolt, but turning it in the opposite direction does nothing but position the handle back where you started and leaves the wrench on the nut or bolt. ...
  16. This is one of the ugly ones. Suppose the VCs have put in their three million. Suppose you don’t do very well and you’re running out of money and you go out to raise some more and the new investors think the company’s only worth five million. ...
  17. A mechanism whereby management's equity stake may be increased (or decreased) on the occurrence of various future events, typically when the institutional investor's returns exceed a particular target rate.
  18. a toothed wheel adjustment device that prevents backward motion.
  19. A wheel, bar, or other form of member, having teeth or recesses.
  20. a hinged catch (pawl) arranged so as to engage with a toothed wheel or bar whose teeth slope in one direction, thus imparting forward movement and preventing backward movement.
  21. Ratchets reduce the price at which venture capitalists can convert their debt into preferred stock, which effectively increases their percentage of equity.Often referred to as an “anti-dilution adjustment.”
  22. a mechanism to prevent dilution. An anti-dilution clause is a contract clause that protects an investor from a reduction in percentage ownership in a company due to the future issuance by the company of additional shares to other entities.
  23. Utility billing practice where the demand charge for each month or billing period) is based on the highest measured demand (or a percentage) over the previous billing period (may be seasonal or annual, or another period as defined by your utility.)
  24. (some designs can release and get a new grip in as little as 5 degrees of motion )
  25. (Rob Paulsen), the mechanic of the group, who helped put together the lightning gun in Plunder & Lightning.