Word: ratched
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ra
tched
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of ratch; mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
Morphemes:
Affix: ratche
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: ratche
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An empty suffix, perhaps derived from the past-tense suffix above, added in some dialects to the present tense forms of some words which then add an additional -ed in the past tense.