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RATCHET SCREWDRIVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle
Synonyms:
ratchet screwdriver; spiral ratchet screwdriver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ratchet screwdriver" is a kind of...):
screwdriver (a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw)
Meronyms (parts of "ratchet screwdriver"):
rachet; ratch; ratchet (mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction)
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