winch
1[winch]
noun
the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling.
any of various devices for cranking.
Also wince. Textiles.
- any machine equipped with rollers that guide cloth through a dye or finishing solution in an open vat.
- a roller between two dyeing vats for passing cloth from one vat to another.
verb (used with object)
to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch.
Origin of winch
1winch
2[winch]
verb (used without object), noun Archaic.
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Contemporary Examples of winch
Video of the search shows the winch struggling to cope with the stormy conditions.
Then out of the mist, a whirring of helicopter blades, and, deus ex machina, a man descends fromt he chopper to winch you aboard.
Historical Examples of winch
In the circle in winch he moved, he was the friend of everybody and everybody was his friend.
Cleveland Past and PresentMaurice Joblin
I was awakened in the small hours by the rattle of the winch.
The Great White Tribe in FilipiniaPaul T. Gilbert
Suffice it, too, that the problem of Winch remained unsolved.
Tales of Space and TimeHerbert George Wells
But Mr. Fotheringay never heard what Mr. Winch was going to tell him.
Tales of Space and TimeHerbert George Wells
One of the footmen ran for the winch, and another brought a knife from the house.
Black BeautyAnna Sewell
winch
1noun
verb
Word Origin for winch
Old English wince pulley; related to wink 1
winch
2verb
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