WINCH
- to raise with a winch (a hoisting machine) [v WINCHED, WINCHES, WINCHING]
- any of various machines or instruments for hauling or pulling
- powerful machine with one or more drums on which to coil a rope, cable, or chain for hauling or hoisting windlass
- crank with a handle for giving motion to a machine (as a grindstone)
- the crank or handle of a machine
- to raise with a hoist [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
- windlass for hoisting