"ratcheting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ratchetings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ratcheting (countable and uncountable, plural ratchetings)
  1. The act by which something is ratcheted. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ratcheting-en-noun-gYhslyjT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 37 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 17 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 13 8
  2. A conjurers' trick of bending an object back and forth to induce metal fatigue, so that it can be broken later by rubbing it. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ratcheting-en-noun-4J42fYTV

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ratcheting
  1. present participle and gerund of ratchet Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: ratchet
    Sense id: en-ratcheting-en-verb-7clHwa4q

Inflected forms

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