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winch
/wɪnt͡ʃ/
noun 5verb 5name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
used
VERB + WINCH
tethered, turn
WINCH + NOUN
cable
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
noun
1
A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or haul
2
A hoisting device used for loading or unloading cargo, or for pulling in lines.
It runs on clattering steel tracks; the driver sits in a cab over the tracks, operating the controls that rotate the arm and turn the winch.
3
A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
4
A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
the mule[…]being likewise frighted by that terrible blow, ran away as fast as it could about the fields, and within two or three winches overthrew him to the ground
5
A witch.
verb
1
To use a winch
Winch in those sails, lad!
verb
1
To wince; to shrink
It is not the first time a cat-o'-nine-tails has been across my back for other men's misdeeds. Promise me a good flask of brandy when I'm done with it, and I warrant ye I'll never winch.
2
To kick with impatience or uneasiness.
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Synonyms
noun — lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by
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It runs on clattering steel tracks; the driver sits in a cab over the tracks, operating the controls that rotate the arm and turn the winch.
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the mule[…]being likewise frighted by that terrible blow, ran away as fast as it could about the fields, and within two or three winches overthrew him to the ground
Wiktionary03
Winch in those sails, lad!
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It is not the first time a cat-o'-nine-tails has been across my back for other men's misdeeds. Promise me a good flask of brandy when I'm done with it, and I warrant ye I'll never winch.
Wiktionary05
They “clicked” each other, kidded each other, and by and by they would “winch” and marry each other.
Wiktionary06
It was common knowledge that he'd winched dozens of girls while she had been sharing a bedroom with her two brothers.
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