winch

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: windlass

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope windsSynonyms: windlass

Verb (1)

  1. pull or lift up with or as if with a winch“winch up the slack line”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Winch \Winch\, v. i. [See Wince.] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness. [1913 Webster]
Winch \Winch\, n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. --Shelton. [1913 Webster]
Winch \Winch\, n. [OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. Wink.] [1913 Webster]

1.A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc. [1913 Webster]

2.An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly. [1913 Webster]

3.An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass. [1913 Webster]

4.A wince. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

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