ratchet wheel ratchet-toothed • ratchety · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · ratchet wheel · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever. Synonyms: ratchet wheel. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077