Look up: winch

1. winch
   [n] - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds 2. [v] - pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
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2. Winch
   Mechanism, either hand operated or motorised, for opening or closing curtains etc.
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3. Winch
   A mechanical device used to assist in pulling on lines. It is a reel-like part of the hardware.
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4. winch
   a machine used for pulling or hoisting that does so by winding a cable around a spool.
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5. Winch
   A winch is a machine, the essential part of which consists of a drum driven by hand or powered through gearing, and used to receive a rope which is wound upon it.
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6. Winch
   Similar to a hoist, a winch is used for lifting and moving heavy loads.
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7. winch
   hand-operated or power-driven horizontal ratchet drum around which the cable is wound Category: Mechanical engineering • Apparatus used to haul in the cables for the lifting and placing of cargo or catch,etc.,on board the vessel. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food proce...
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8. Winch
   Winch intransitive verb [ See Wince .] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
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9. Winch
   Winch noun A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton.
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10. Winch
    Winch noun [ Middle English winche , Anglo-Saxon wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Confer Wink .] 1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc. 2. An instrument with which to ...
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11. winch
    windlass noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
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12. Winch
    • (n.) A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc. • (n.) A wince. • (n.) A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. • (n.) An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly. • (n.) An axle or drum turned by a crank with a...
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13. Winch
    a metal drum shaped device used to assist in trimming sails
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14. winch
    winch, mechanical device for hauling or lifting consisting essentially of a movable drum around which a cable is wound so that rotation of the drum produces a drawing force at the end of the cable. A windlass is essentially the same device as a winch, except that a winch may be power-driven whereas ...
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15. Winch
    A winch is a machine, the essential part of which consists of a drum driven by hand or powered through gearing, and used to receive a rope which is wound upon it.
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16. winch
    A winding device used to assist in the hauling of lines.
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17. Winch
    or spinnaker sheet which runs from the sail (upper left, not shown) to a block (lower right,not shown) and from there to the lower part of the winch. The handle is detachable to facilitate handling of the line. A `winch` is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) ...
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