RATCHET SCREWDRIVER

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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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