Ratchet
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A ratchet may refer to:
- ratchet (device), a mechanical device for controlling rotational motion
- socket wrench, a tool that makes use of the above mechanical device
- ratchet (instrument), a music instrument
- Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank), a fictional character from the Ratchet & Clank video game series
- Ratchet (Robots), a fictional character and the villain in the animation film Robots
- Ratchet (Transformers), a Transformers toy and fictional character
- Ratchet (Warcraft), a town in online game World of Warcraft
- Ratchet, a fictional character from the ecological cartoon series Widget the World Watcher
- Nurse Ratched, a fictional character from the novel and film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest also Nurse Ratchet from an episode of the animated series Futurama
- a slang term for a handgun; notably in rap music and originating in New York City
- the hounds of Annwn in the Cŵn Annwn in Brythonic mythology
- a mechanism in corporate finance
- a ginger Brummie with a love for profanities, who lives in North-East England and has a passion for a fine young Geordie man from time to time
