ratch

Plural: ratches

Noun

• A pawl or click, part of a ratchet mechanism.
• mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
• Alternative form of rach.
• Alternative form of rotche.
• A ratchet wheel.
• A white mark on a horse's face.

Verb

• To stretch.
• To streak.
• To sail by tacks.

Examples

• Finding a triple-word score was the ratch he needed to turn the game around.

Synonyms

rachet, ratchet