ALL meanings of pawl
pawl
P p - noun pawl a pivoted bar adapted to engage with the teeth of a ratchet wheel or the like so as to prevent movement or to impart motion. 1
- verb with object pawl to check or hold with a pawl. 1
- noun pawl rotating lever on ratcheted wheel to prevent motion in one direction, produce It in the other. 1
- noun pawl a pivoted lever shaped to engage with a ratchet wheel to prevent motion in a particular direction 0
- noun pawl a mechanical device allowing rotation in only one direction: one type consists of a hinged tongue, the tip of which engages the notches of a ratchet wheel, preventing backward motion 0
- noun pawl A pawl is a pivoted lever shaped to engage with a ratchet wheel to prevent motion in a particular direction. 0