Thesaurus: winch

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1. v. i. To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
2. n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.
3. n. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.
4. n. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
5. 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.
6. n. A wince.
7. n. lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
8. v. pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
9. To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton. 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.
10. To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
11. v:25/n:75 n. lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds v. pull or lift up with or as if with a winch