carraca — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jalopy noun An old, run-down car, especially one that still somehow runs.
- ratchet verb To increase or escalate something, usually in a series of small steps, especially so it can't easily go back down.
- roller noun Any cylindrical device that turns, used to apply pressure, flatten, or move something.
- shed noun A small, simple structure used for storage or shelter, usually in a garden or yard.
Senses
carraca is used for these senses in English:
- carrack (historical) A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.
- jalopy (US, dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
- ratchet A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
- ratchet wrench A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets to engage the head of a bolt or similar.
- roller Any of various aggressive birds, of the family Coraciidae, having bright blue wings and hooked beaks.
- rustbucket (slang) An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.
- shed (British, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
ratchet — full definition
- verb To increase or escalate something, usually in a series of small steps, especially so it can't easily go back down.
- noun A tool or mechanism with a gear that allows movement in only one direction.