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march on vs rachet up

rachet up vs march on

march on and rachet up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
march on No No Yes No
rachet up No No Yes No
As verbs, rachet up is a hyponym of march on; that is, rachet up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than march on:
  • march on: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  • rachet up: move by degrees in one direction only
march on (verb) rachet up (verb)
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense move by degrees in one direction only
Difference between march on and rachet up

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