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

Mrs Mason and her husband then had to winch the Deadpool cake on top of the Wolverine cake to recreate the Dirty Dancing pose.

From BBC

A builder's rubble sack was used to winch Loki, who weighs about 60kg, to safety at about 00:30.

From BBC

The woman tells the driver that she needs a winch.

From Los Angeles Times

“We went a little too far into the mud, and there’s nothing to press the winch onto,” she’s heard saying.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s unclear whether the couple or any of the people seen in the video caused the tower to topple, but the magazine included a photo of the man in the flannel shirt removing a winch from the downed tower.

From Los Angeles Times