Winch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Winch	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Winch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
winch n lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds Synonym(s): winch, windlass v pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winch \Winch\, v. i. [See {Wince}.] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winch \Winch\, n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. --Shelton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.