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ratcheted up

ratcheted up is the simple past and past participle of ratchet up.

Meaning of ratchet up

Verb

ratchet up (third-person singular simple present ratchets up, present participle ratcheting up, simple past and past participle ratcheted up)

  1. (ambitransitive) To increase; especially, to increase by degrees in a way that only gets worse, never experiencing any reprieves.
    • Near-synonyms: dial up, hike up
    Synonyms:
    dial up, hike up

Questions about ratcheted up

What is ratcheted up the simple past and past participle of?
Ratcheted up is the simple past and past participle of ratchet up.

Words near ratcheted up in the dictionary

  1. ratchet wheel
  2. ratchet wheels
  3. ratchet wrench
  4. ratchet wrenches
  5. ratcheted
  6. ratcheted up
  7. ratcheting
  8. ratcheting toadlet
  9. ratcheting toadlets
  10. ratcheting up
  11. ratchetings

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