Usually means: Reduce or decrease gradually, systematically.
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  1. ratchet down: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. ratchet down: Vocabulary.com
  3. ratchet down: Dictionary.com
  4. ratchet down: Rhymezone
  5. ratchet down: FreeDictionary.org
  6. ratchet down: Mnemonic Dictionary
  7. ratchet down: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. ratchet down: Encyclopedia

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  1. ratchet down: Medical dictionary

Definitions from WordNet (ratchet down)

verb:  move by degrees in one direction only


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