winch

¹

[ winch ]

noun

1. the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
2. a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling.
3. any of various devices for cranking.
4. Also Textiles.
   1. any machine equipped with rollers that guide cloth through a dye or finishing solution in an open vat.
   2. a roller between two dyeing vats for passing cloth from one vat to another.

verb (used with object)

1. to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch.

winch

²

[ winch ]

verb (used without object)

, Archaic.

1. an archaic variant of wince ¹.

winch

¹

/ wɪntʃ /

noun

1. a windlass driven by a hand- or power-operated crank
2. a hand- or power-operated crank by which a machine is driven

verb

1. tr; often foll by up or in to pull (in a rope) or lift (a weight) using a winch

winch

²

/ wɪntʃ /

verb

1. intr an obsolete word for wince 1

Derived Forms

• ˈwincher, noun

Other Words From

• wincher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of winch¹

before 1050; Middle English winche, Old English wince pulley; akin to wench, wince ¹, wink ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of winch¹

Old English wince pulley; related to wink ¹

Example Sentences

Then it crash tested it, and with that data, developed a specific algorithm for the airbag computers that enables them to compensate for the difference in forces created by the winch and bumper being shoved into the Bronco’s frame.

From Outside Online

Mount that winch and bumper to your Bronco, and Ford will upload that program to your truck, allowing you to run those important off-road upgrades without compromising your on-road safety.

From Outside Online

Ford took the time to develop its own steel bumper, specifically designed to carry that Warn winch.

From Outside Online

Mounted right there on the front of the truck, that big, heavy winch-bumper combo is going to be the first thing to connect with another car in an accident.

From Outside Online

Buy the Warn winch offered for the Bronco and the dealer flashes in new software for the airbag system so that it responds correctly to the changed crash impulse profile.

From Popular-Science

Video of the search shows the winch struggling to cope with the stormy conditions.

From The Daily Beast

Then out of the mist, a whirring of helicopter blades, and, deus ex machina, a man descends fromt he chopper to winch you aboard.

From The Daily Beast

Five of the crew manned the winch; the mate and Jerry went to a block-tackle which was also connected with the lifting apparatus.

From Project Gutenberg

Beyond the skylight rose the bright brass funnel of the cabin chimney, and the winch, by means of which the lantern was hoisted.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a ceaseless chorus of distant machinery, and above it rose the grinding and rattling solo of a steam winch.

From Project Gutenberg

Desks and boxes were thrust aside, the winch was manned, and the weighty lantern mounted slowly to its nocturnal watch-tower.

From Project Gutenberg

Near this bench stands a slender machine like a whip provided with a stand, a pedal, and an exaggerated winch.

From Project Gutenberg