Synonyms for pawl
pɔlpawl

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1. pawl, detent, click, dognoun

   a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

   Synonyms:
   heel, wienerwurst, click, hound, weenie, clink, frank, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, detent, dog, bounder, wiener, frump, firedog, mouse click, suction stop, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron

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1. • Catch

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1. pawlnoun

   Synonyms:
   click, detent, catch, ratchet

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1. List of paraphrases for "pawl":

   ratchet

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