Assertion: pawl | /r/CapableOf | prevent further motion
Facets:
value: in that direction
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: When the teeth move in the opposite (backward) direction, however, the pawl will catch against the steeply sloped edge of the first tooth it encounters, thereby locking it against the tooth and preventing any further motion in that direction.
text: When the teeth move in the opposite (backward) direction, however, the pawl will catch against the steeply sloped edge of the first tooth it encounters, thereby locking it against the tooth and preventing any further motion in that direction.