Definitions from Wiktionary (Winch)
▸ noun: 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 hauling on a rope or cable.
▸ noun: (nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines.
▸ noun: A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
▸ noun: A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
▸ noun: (Nigeria, slang) A witch.
▸ verb: To use a winch
▸ verb: To wince; to shrink
▸ verb: To kick with impatience or uneasiness.
▸ verb: (Scotland, colloquial, ambitransitive) to court
▸ verb: (Scotland, colloquial, ambitransitive) to snog
▸ noun: A surname from Old English.
▸ Also see winch
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▸ noun: 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 hauling on a rope or cable.
▸ noun: (nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines.
▸ noun: A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
▸ noun: A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
▸ noun: (Nigeria, slang) A witch.
▸ verb: To use a winch
▸ verb: To wince; to shrink
▸ verb: To kick with impatience or uneasiness.
▸ verb: (Scotland, colloquial, ambitransitive) to court
▸ verb: (Scotland, colloquial, ambitransitive) to snog
▸ noun: A surname from Old English.
▸ Also see winch
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