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winch
a hoisting machine: They used a winch to hoist the wrecked cars onto the crusher.
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winch
(wĭnch)n.
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.
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winch
(wɪntʃ)n
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
vb
(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)vb
(intr) an obsolete word for wince 1
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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.
winch′er, n.
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Noun 1. winch - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
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"
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Translations
وِنْش: مِرْفاع، ذِراع تَدْويريَرْفَع بالوِنْش
hejse ved hjælp af et spilspil
treuil winch
csõrlõvel felemel
lyfta/draga meî vinduvinda
kelti gervepakelti gerve
vinča
rumpál
vinç vinçle kaldırmak/çekmek
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)
he was winched up by the helicopter → lo levantaron con el helicóptero
to winch sth down → bajar algo (con un torno or cabrestante)
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winch
(wintʃ) noun a type of powerful machine for hoisting or hauling heavy loads. wenas وِنْش: مِرْفاع، ذِراع تَدْوير лебедка guincho naviják, vrátek die Winde spil βαρούλκο torno vints دستگاه وينچ vinssi treuil מנוף भारी सामान के लिए इस्तेमाल होने वाली एक शक्तिशाली मशीन vitao, čekrk csőrlő derek vinda argano 巻上げ機 윈치, 자아틀 gervė, keltuvas vinča kapi; takal windas vinsj, kran kołowrót يو ماشين دې چې شيان په پورته كيږې يا كش كيږي، جرثقيل gancho troliu, scripete лебёдка hriadeľ, navijak; rumpál vitel čekrk vinsch เครื่องกว้าน; เครื่องยก vinç 絞車 лебідка چرخی tời 绞车
verb to hoist (up) or haul (in) using a winch. wen, opwen يَرْفَع بالوِنْش вдигам с лебедка guinchar zdvihat/přemisťovat vrátkem winden hejse ved hjælp af et spil σηκώνω με βαρούλκο levantar con un torno vintsiga tõstma بکسل کردن vinssata soulever/déplacer avec un treuil לְהָרִים בְּמָנוֹף विंच के प्रयोग से काम करना podići vitlom csőrlővel felemel menderek lyfta/draga með vindu (muovere/sollevare con un argano) 巻上げる ...을 윈치로 감아올리다 (pa)kelti gerve pacelt ar vinču mengangkat dengan takal met een windas omhooghijsen heise, vinsje podnieść/wciągnąć kołowrotem بکسل کول usar um gancho a ridica/a schimba locul cu ajutorul unui troliu поднимать с помощью лебёдки zdvíhať / premiestňovať rumpálom dvigniti z vitlom podići dizalicom vinscha ยกขึ้น vinçle kaldırmak/çekmek 用絞車吊起或拖進 підіймати за допомогою лебідки چرخی سے اٹھانا kéo bằng tời 用绞车吊拉
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