WINCH

v. n.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

2.
n.

A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton.

3.
n.

A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.

4.
n.

An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.

5.
n.

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.

6.
n.

A wince.


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