gyre vs ratchet

gyre

noun
  • A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn. 

  • An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean. 

  • A swirling vortex. 

verb
  • To spin around; to gyrate, to whirl. 

  • To make (something) spin or whirl around; to spin, to whirl. 

ratchet

noun
  • A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl. 

  • A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. 

  • A noisemaker or musical instrument where sound is generated by a board striking against a rotating gear. See gragger, raganella. 

  • A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up. 

  • A ratchet wrench. 

verb
  • To increment or decrement. 

  • To cause to become incremented or decremented. 

adj
  • Ghetto; unseemly, indecorous. 

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