(winch up)

  • 21winch — 1 noun (C) a machine with a rope or chain for lifting heavy objects 2 verb (transitive always + adv/prep) to lift something or someone up using a winch: winch sth out/from etc: He was winched out of the sinking boat just in time …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22winch — [[t]wɪntʃ[/t]] n. 1) mac the crank or handle of a revolving machine 2) mac a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling 3) mac any of various devices for cranking 4) mac to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch • Etymology: bef.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23winch — /wɪntʃ / (say winch) noun 1. the crank or handle of a revolving machine. 2. a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting, etc. 3. any one of a number of contrivances to crank objects by. –verb (t) 4. to hoist or haul by means of a winch. {Middle… …

  • 24Winch — gervė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. winch vok. Winch, f; Winde, f; Windwerk, n; Winsch, f rus. лебёдка, f pranc. treuil, m …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 25winch — gervė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. winch vok. Winch, f; Winde, f; Windwerk, n; Winsch, f rus. лебёдка, f pranc. treuil, m …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 26winch´er — winch1 «wihnch», noun, verb. –n. 1. a machine for lifting or pulling, consisting of a drum around which a rope passes and a crank by which it is turned by hand or by an engine. 2. the crank of a revolving machine. 3. = wince2. (Cf. ↑wince) 4. a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27winch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English winche roller, reel, from Old English wince; akin to Old English wincian to wink Date: before 12th century 1. any of various machines or instruments for hauling or pulling; especially a powerful machine with one… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28winch — wɪntʃ n. lever, crank, apparatus for hoisting or hauling v. raise, hoist up with a winch …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 29winch — noun 1》 a hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope or chain winding around a horizontal rotating drum, turned by a crank or by motor.     ↘Brit. the reel of a fishing rod. 2》 the crank of a wheel or axle. 3》 another term for wince2. verb… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30winch — [wɪntʃ] noun [C] a piece of equipment that uses a rope or chain for lifting or pulling things or people winch verb [T] …

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