winch

Nouns

(n) lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds windlass,

Verbs

(v) pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
- winch up the slack line

Synonyms

windlass

Words of close approximity

wince

wind wine wing wink wino winy

wince windy winey wings

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