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1. (n.) winch
the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
2. winch
a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling.
3. winch
any of various devices for cranking.
4. (v.t.) winch
to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch.
Etymology: (bef. 1050; ME winche, OE wince pulley; akin to wench , wince , wink1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) winch, windlass
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
2. (verb) winch
pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
"winch up the slack line"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) winch
a kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness
2. (noun) winch
a crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc
3. (noun) winch
an instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly
4. (noun) winch
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
5. (noun) winch
a wince
6. (verb) winch
to wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. winch
A hoisting machine used for loading and discharging cargo and stores or for hauling in lines. See also stores.
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Sense: a type of powerful machine for hoisting or hauling heavy loads.
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 Afrikaans: wenas |
 Arabic: وِنْش: مِرْفاع، ذِراع تَد |
 Bulgarian: лебедка |
 Brazilian: guincho |
 Czech: naviják, vrátek |
 German: die Winde |
 Danish: spil |
 Greek: βαρούλκο |
 Spanish: torno |
 Estonian: vints |
 Farsi: دستگاه وينچ |
 Finnish: vinssi |
 French: treuil |
 Hebrew: מָנוֹף |
 Hindi: भारी सामान के लिए इस्तेमा |
 Croatian: vitao,čekrk |
 Hungarian: csőrlő |
 Indonesian: derek |
 Icelandic: vinda |
 Italian: argano |
 Japanese: 巻上げ機 |
 Korean: 윈치, 자아틀 |
 Lithuanian: gervė, keltuvas |
 Latvian: vinča |
 Malay: kapi; takal |
 Dutch: windas |
 Norwegian: vinsj, kran |
 Polish: kołowrót |
 Persian: دستگاه وينچ |
 Pashto: يو ماشين دې چې شيان په پو |
 Portuguese: gancho |
 Romanian: troliu, scripete |
 Russian: лебёдка |
 Slovak: hriadeľ, navijak; rumpál |
 Slovenian: vitel |
 Serbian: čekrk |
 Swedish: vinsch |
 Thai: เครื่องกว้าน; เครื่องยก |
 Turkish: vinç |
 Taiwanese: 絞車 |
 Ukrainian: лебідка |
 Urdu: چرخی |
 Vietnamese: tời |
 Chinese: 绞车 |
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