pawl

== English == === Etymology 1 === 17th c., perhaps from Low German or Dutch pal (“catch (mechanism)”), or from either French pal (“stake”) or épaule (“shoulder”). ==== Alternative forms ==== pall ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /pɔːl/ Rhymes: -ɔːl (Canada) IPA(key): /pɑl/ Homophones: pall, Paul ==== Noun ==== pawl (plural pawls) A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction. A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets. ===== Hypernyms ===== detent ===== Derived terms ===== pawl bitt pawl rim ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== pawl (third-person singular simple present pawls, present participle pawling, simple past and past participle pawled) (transitive) To stop with a pawl. ===== Derived terms ===== pawl the capstan ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== pawl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== pawl (plural pawls) Alternative form of paul (“kind of tent”). === Anagrams === Walp, plaw == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === paul — dated === Etymology === Borrowed from English foul, from Middle English foulen, fulen, from Old English fūlian. Doublet of paw. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpawl/ [ˈpaʊ̯l] Rhymes: -awl Syllabification: pawl === Noun === pawl (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜏ᜔ᜎ᜔) (sports) foul (offense in sports) === Further reading === English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1024 Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 796