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(transitive) To cause to become incremented or decremented. / (intransitive) To increment or decrement.

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ratchet

Source Word

ratchet

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To cause to become incremented or decremented. / (intransitive) To increment or decrement.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）値を段階的に増加または減少させる / （自動詞）値が段階的に増加または減少する

Please ratchet the thermostat down by half a degree every hour to conserve energy.

エネルギーを節約するために、サーモスタットを毎時間0.5度ずつ段階的に下げてください。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To cause to become incremented or decremented.

It's time to ratchet up the intensity level here.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To increment or decrement.

ratchets

（ present singular third-person ）

ratcheting

（ participle present ）

ratcheted

（ participle past ）

ratcheted

（ past ）