Assertion: pawl | /r/ObjectUse | used to push
Facets:
value: on a tooth
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Now the Pawl is angled to fit into the angled teeth and can be used either to a) push on a tooth to turn it as before (but this time only in one direction, as it would slip out going the other way) or b) as a one-way lock so that the wheel can turn freely one way (with the Pawl slipping out one tooth at a time) but preventing it turning the other way as the pawl engages.