Winch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wɪntʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɪntʃ

Full definition of winch

Noun

1. A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a pawl, and a crank handle, with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hauling on a rope.
2. (nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501).
• 2013, J. M. Coetzee, . Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company. chapter 27. p. 267.It runs on clattering steel tracks; the driver sits in a cab over the tracks, operating the controls that rotate the arm and turn the winch.
3. A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
4. A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.

Verb

1. To use a winchWinch in those sails, lad!

See wince.

Verb

1. To wince; to shrink
2. To kick with impatience or uneasiness.