Winch - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|wɪntʃ|
Brit.
|wɪn(t)ʃ|
noun
- lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds (syn: windlass)
verb
- pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
winch up the slack line
Extra examples
Winch hoists a load.
The two men were winched out of the sinking boat by an RAF helicopter.
The engine was hoisted out with a winch.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: winch
he/she/it: winches
present participle: winching
past tense: winched
past participle: winched
I/you/we/they: winch
he/she/it: winches
present participle: winching
past tense: winched
past participle: winched
noun
singular: winch
plural: winches
singular: winch
plural: winches
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