winch
winch is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.
- 2.An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
- 3.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.
- 4.A wince.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- attollent
- buoy
- capstan
- convexity
- crane
- derrick
- drag
- drawn
- dredge
- dredger
- elevate
- elevated
- elevation
- elevator
- erect
- erection
- escalator
- exalt
- exaltation
- feet
- fish
- full
- get
- give
- head
- heave
- height
- heighten
- hind
- his
- hoist
- hold
- increase
- jump
- lever
- lift
- machine
- mount
- oneself
- pedestal
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is winch.
- What is a crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc called?
- What is an instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly called?
- What is 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 called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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