ratch

English

Etymology 1

Noun

ratch (plural ratches)

1. Alternative form of rach.

Etymology 2

Noun

ratch (plural ratches)

1. Alternative form of rotche.

Etymology 3

Noun

ratch (plural ratches)

1. A ratchet wheel.
2. A white mark on a horse's face.

Verb

ratch (third-person singular simple present ratches, present participle ratching, simple past and past participle ratched)

1. (transitive) To stretch.
2. (transitive) To streak.
3. (intransitive) To sail by tacks.

Anagrams

• chart, archt., trach, archt