ratchet vs tine

ratchet

noun
  • A ratchet wrench. 

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

adj
  • Ghetto; unseemly, indecorous. 

verb
  • To increment or decrement. 

  • To cause to become incremented or decremented. 

tine

noun
  • A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. 

  • A wild vetch or tare. 

  • A small branch, especially on an antler or horn. 

adj
  • small, diminutive 

verb
  • To kindle; to set on fire. 

  • To shut in, or enclose. 

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