winch

[Winch]

A winch is a kind of tool for tightening or loosening the tension of a rope or cable. If you take up sailing, you might use a winch to adjust the position of the sails. Ahoy, matey!

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

Noun
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

Verb
pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line"

v. i.
To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

n.
A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.

n.
A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.

n.
An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.

n.
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.

n.
A wince.

Winch

Winch , v. i. [See Wince.] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

Winch

Winch, n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton.

Winch

Winch, n. [OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. Wink.] 1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc. 2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly. 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. 4. A wince.

Wincing

Win"cing , n. The act of washing cloth, dipping it in dye, etc., with a wince. Wincing machine. (a) A wince. Ure. (b) A succession of winces. See Wince. Knight.

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

A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.

A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.

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