1. winch - Noun
2. winch - Verb
3. Winch - Proper noun
To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.
A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.
An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
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.
A wince.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe young men strained upon the crank To wring the last reluctant inch. They laughed together, fair and frank, And threw their loins across the winch. Vita Sackville-West
In order to know the true situation of a Planet at any particular time, the small set of balls are to be put each on its respective axis; then the winch to be turned round until each index points to the given time. David Rittenhouse
winch up the slack line Source: Internet
A centrally mounted self-recovery winch is an option and this is fitted to around 20% of production. Source: Internet
An internal winch is mounted in the forward cabin and can be used to pull external cargo on pallets into the aircraft via the ramp and rollers. Source: Internet
A steam engine off an old locomotive was brought up with much effort over the wagon road and used as a winch driver to help remove loosened rock from the vertical shaft and two working faces. Source: Internet