• Winch

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /wɪntʃ/
    • Rhymes: -ɪntʃ

    Origin 1

    Full definition of winch

    Noun

    winch

    (plural winches)
    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!

    Origin 2

    See wince.

    Verb

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