winch

Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

winch

a hoisting machine: They used a winch to hoist the wrecked cars onto the crusher.

Not to be confused with:

wench – peasant girl; female servant; wanton woman: a saucy little wench

wrench – a tool with jaws for gripping, turning, or twisting an object: Sometimes I have to use a wrench to open jars.

winch

(wĭnch)

1. A stationary motorized or hand-powered machine used for hoisting or hauling, having a drum around which is wound a rope, cable, or chain attached to the load being moved.

2. The crank used to give motion to a grindstone or similar device.

tr.v. winched, winch·ing, winch·es

To move with or as if with a winch.

[Middle English winche, pulley, from Old English wince, reel, roller.]

winch′er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

winch

(wɪntʃ)

1. (Mechanical Engineering) a windlass driven by a hand- or power-operated crank

2. (Mechanical Engineering) a hand- or power-operated crank by which a machine is driven

(Mechanical Engineering) (tr; often foll by up or in) to pull (in a rope) or lift (a weight) using a winch

[Old English wince pulley; related to wink¹]

ˈwincher n

winch

(wɪntʃ)

(intr) an obsolete word for wince¹

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

winch

(wɪntʃ)

n.

1. the crank or handle of a revolving machine.

2. a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling.

3. any of various devices for cranking.

v.t.

4. to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch.

[before 1050; Middle English winche, Old English wince pulley; akin to wench, wince, wink¹]

winch′er, n.

winch

A hoisting machine used for loading and discharging cargo and stores or for hauling in lines. See also stores.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

winch

Past participle: winched
Gerund: winching

Imperative
winch
winch

Present
I winch
you winch
he/she/it winches
we winch
you winch
they winch

Preterite
I winched
you winched
he/she/it winched
we winched
you winched
they winched

Present Continuous
I am winching
you are winching
he/she/it is winching
we are winching
you are winching
they are winching

Present Perfect
I have winched
you have winched
he/she/it has winched
we have winched
you have winched
they have winched

Past Continuous
I was winching
you were winching
he/she/it was winching
we were winching
you were winching
they were winching

Past Perfect
I had winched
you had winched
he/she/it had winched
we had winched
you had winched
they had winched

Future
I will winch
you will winch
he/she/it will winch
we will winch
you will winch
they will winch

Future Perfect
I will have winched
you will have winched
he/she/it will have winched
we will have winched
you will have winched
they will have winched

Future Continuous
I will be winching
you will be winching
he/she/it will be winching
we will be winching
you will be winching
they will be winching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been winching
you have been winching
he/she/it has been winching
we have been winching
you have been winching
they have been winching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been winching
you will have been winching
he/she/it will have been winching
we will have been winching
you will have been winching
they will have been winching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been winching
you had been winching
he/she/it had been winching
we had been winching
you had been winching
they had been winching

Conditional
I would winch
you would winch
he/she/it would winch
we would winch
you would winch
they would winch

Past Conditional
I would have winched
you would have winched
he/she/it would have winched
we would have winched
you would have winched
they would have winched

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun	1.	winch - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds windlass capstan - a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight yard donkey, yarder - 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
Verb	1.	winch - pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line" draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

Translations

وِنْش: مِرْفاع، ذِراع تَدْويريَرْفَع بالوِنْش

hejse ved hjælp af et spilspil

Winde winden Winsch

cabrestante torno

treuilwinch

csõrlõvel felemel

lyfta/draga meî vinduvinda

argano sollevare

kelti gervepakelti gerve

vinča

vinsj vinsje

rumpál

vinçvinçle kaldırmak/çekmek

用绞车吊拉绞车

winch

[wɪntʃ]

A. N → torno m, cabrestante m

B. VT (also winch up) → levantar (con un torno or cabrestante)
he was winched up by the helicopter → lo levantaron con el helicóptero
to winch sth down → bajar algo (con un torno or cabrestante)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

winch

[ˈwɪntʃ] n → treuil m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

winch

n → Winde f, → Winsch f

vt → winschen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

winch

[wɪntʃ]

1. n → argano, verricello

2. vt to winch up/down → sollevare/abbassare con un argano

winch

(wintʃ) noun

a type of powerful machine for hoisting or hauling heavy loads.

verb

to hoist (up) or haul (in) using a winch.

References in classic literature ?

"I had a dim notion of escaping, and I crawled on hands and knees to the winch, where I managed to drag myself to my feet.

View in context

Without saying a word she took hold of the winch (it was turned by handpower then), and round she swung him, and Jack began to flop about inside.

View in context

Against their lurid background dark figures were bending and straining, twisting and turning, with the motion of winch or of windlass, to the rhythm of an eternal clank and roar.

View in context

Billy could hear them throwing down the halyards, casting off gaskets, and heaving the anchor short on the tiny winch. In several minutes one called down that everything was ready, and all went on deck.

View in context

Her cargo is not stowed in any sense; it is simply dumped into her through six hatchways, more or less, by twelve winches or so, with clatter and hurry and racket and heat, in a cloud of steam and a mess of coal-dust.

View in context

But early as he woke on the next morning--and although there was an excuse for not prolonging sleep in the constant whirr and rattle of the "donkey" engine winches of the great ship--he met the eyes of Adam fixed on him from his berth.

View in context

And if she fails, she'll try to get her money back by saving the gear--spars, you know, and patent steering-gear, and winches, and such things.

View in context

"No," cried Jukes, raising a weary, discouraged voice above the harsh buzz of the Nan-Shan's friction winches. All of them were hard at work, snatching slings of cargo, high up, to the end of long derricks, only, as it seemed, to let them rip down recklessly by the run.

View in context

It was high water, blowing fresh with a drizzle; the double dock- gates were opened, and the steam colliers were going in and out in the darkness with their lights burning bright, a great plashing of propellers, rattling of winches, and a lot of hailing on the pier-heads.

View in context

TURRET WINCH UPGRADE Following an inspection and survey of the components, Petrofac awarded a contract to ACE Winches to rebuild a turret winch aboard an FSU vessel.

Ace upgrade for winch; OIL AND GAS

boost over the previous model, and can be configured with a spur or worm gear hand winch for short, less frequent lifts, or power winch for longer, more frequent lifts.