| NOUN | artifact | winch, windlass | lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | contact | winch | pull or lift up with or as if with a winch |
| Sounds | wih'nch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | cinch ... pinch: 9 rhymes with ihnch... | |
| Meaning | lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds. | |
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| Synonym | windlass | |
| Part of | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
| Narrower | capstan | A windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis |
| yarder, yard donkey | A winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road | |
| Broader | lifting device | A device for lifting heavy loads |
| Spanish | cabestrante, cabrestante, torno | |
| Catalan | cabrestant, gigre, torn | |
| Verbs | winch | pull or lift up with or as if with a winch |
| Meaning | Pull or lift up with or as if with a winch. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "winch up the slack line" | |
| Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
| Nouns | winch | lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds |
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