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Meaning of 'winch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Winch [ n.]
- A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.
- A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.
- An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
- 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.
- A wince.
2 . Winch [ v. i.]
- To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

Meaning of 'winch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . winch [ v]
Meaning (1):
- pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
Example in sentence:
  • winch up the slack line

Nearby Words:

win wince winced wincer wincey wincing wincopipe wind wind-break wind-broken

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