4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Winch \Winch\, v. i. [See {Wince}.] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Winch \Winch\, n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. --Shelton. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Winch \Winch\, n. [OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. {Wink}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. A wince. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: winch n : lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds [syn: {windlass}] v : pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line"
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