0 a part of a machine that allows movement in one direction only. It is usually a wheel with teeth-like parts that either slide over or lock against the free end of a bar: --
1 a wooden device that when turned around and around produces a noise like a series of knocks --
2 something that makes a situation change or develop in one direction only, for example by being able to rise but not fall or the other way round: --
4 an arrangement by which managers are given increasing numbers of shares in a company in relation to increases in its profits or success: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.