'Winch' definitions:
Definition of 'winch'
(from WordNet)
noun
Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds [syn: winch, windlass]
verb
Pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line"
Definition of 'Winch'
From: GCIDE
- Winch \Winch\, v. i. [See Wince.] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Winch'
From: GCIDE
- Winch \Winch\, n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. --Shelton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Winch'
From: GCIDE
- 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]