Ratched
Translation of "ratched" into Russian
ratch
Verbratched
Past Simple
UK
/rætʃ/
US
/rætʃ/
ratch
ratches
ratched Past Simple / Past Participle
ratching Gerund
щелкать
He could hear the lock ratch as he turned the key.
Он слышал, как замок щелкает, когда он поворачивал ключ.
The gears began to ratch as the machine started.
Шестерни начали трещать, когда машина запустилась.
ratched
AdjectiveUK
/rætʃt/
US
/rætʃt/
ratched
more ratched Comp.
most ratched Super.
He had a ratched day at work.
У него был плохой день на работе.
Her behavior at the party was ratched.
Ее поведение на вечеринке было отвратительным.
The weather today is absolutely ratched.
Погода сегодня просто ужасная.
Definitions
ratch
VerbTo cause something to move by means of a ratchet or similar mechanism.
He ratched the lever to adjust the height of the seat.
To increase or decrease something in small, incremental steps.
The company ratched up production to meet the growing demand.
(dialect) To scratch, rake, or rummage through something.
The hens ratched in the dirt looking for seeds.
ratched
AdjectiveUK
/rætʃt/
US
/rætʃt/
Describing something as being in a state of disrepair or poor condition.
The old car was so ratched that it barely made it down the street.
Characterized by being unpleasant or undesirable.
The weather was ratched, with constant rain and cold winds.