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move on vs ratchet down

ratchet down vs move on

move on and ratchet down both are verbs.

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

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